🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Entlassung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Entlassung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dismissal/dɪsˈmɪs.əl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Entlassung kam für ihn völlig unerwartet."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave; official discharge from employment.

    "His unfair dismissal from the company led to a major labor dispute."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dismissal' originates from the Latin 'dismissio', which means 'to send away'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote the act of sending someone away or terminating their employment.

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