decision
English
/dɪˈsɪʒən/
noun
Definitions
- The act of deciding.
- A choice or judgement.
- (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
- (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
- (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
Etymology
Derived from Latin dēcīsiō.
Origin
Latin
dēcīsiō
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- co-decision English
- decisional English
- decisionally English
- decisioning English
- decisionism English
- decisionist English
- decisionmaker English
- extradecisional English
- maker English
- microdecision English
- misdecision English
- nondecision English
- postdecisional English
- predecision English
- predecisional English
- redecision English
- semidecision English
- subdecision English
- dēcīsiō Latin
- decisione Italian
- decision Occitan