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  1. noun The act of submitting to the power of another: "Oppression that cannot be overcome does not give rise to revolt but to submission” (Simone Weil).
  2. noun The state of having submitted. See Synonyms at surrender.
  3. noun The state of being submissive or compliant; meekness.
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  • Finding the hope of insurrection fruitless, Fanning fled the country, and was as soon in Charleston as his wife The disaffected district was now covered by his troops, busied in securing all persons who, declining to retire to the British, still withheld their submission from the American authorities. —  The Life of Francis Marion
  • I guess your not understanding the point of this submission is a case of my assuming everyone knew the types of people who frequent the WND threads on Digg. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • If your submission is accepted you will be advised by email. —  Muti
  • A Danish official provided testimony that the submission was a public record and was open for inspection since its date of submission. —  Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
  • Once your submission is accepted, website viewers will then vote on their favorites. —  BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
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  1. Middle English submissioun, from Old French submission, from Latin submissiō, submissiōn-, a lowering, from submissus, past participle of submittere, to set under; see submit.

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  1. from Old French submission, soubmission, soumission, French soumission = Spanish sumision = Portuguese submissão = Italian summissione, from Latin submissio(n-), summissio(n-), a letting down, lowering, sinking, from submittere, summittere, past participle submissus, summissus, put under, let down, lower, reduce: see submit.
 

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/səbˈmɪʃən/
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