registration deadline — The final date and time by which applications or enrollments must be submitted
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The final date and time by which applications or enrollments must be submitted
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən ˈdedlaɪn/
Example Sentences
- I completely forgot about the registration deadline and now I have to take a gap year.
- The university extended the registration deadline due to the server crash.
- She set 47 alarms to make sure she wouldn't miss the registration deadline.
registration deadline
NOUN[/ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən ˈdedlaɪn/]
The final date and time by which applications or enrollments must be submitted
The final date and time by which applications or enrollments must be submitted
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Registration derives from Latin 'registrum' (record, register), combined with the suffix '-ation' to form a noun denoting the act of recording or enrolling. Deadline originated during the American Civil War, referring to a line drawn around prison compounds that enslaved or imprisoned individuals could not cross without risk of death.
Breakdown
Registration: register (from Latin registrum, meaning record) + -ation (noun-forming suffix indicating an action or process). Deadline: dead (adjective meaning lifeless) + line (noun meaning a mark or boundary), originally a literal boundary line in Civil War-era prisons.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“I completely forgot about the registration deadline and now I have to take a gap year.”
“The university extended the registration deadline due to the server crash.”
“She set 47 alarms to make sure she wouldn't miss the registration deadline.”
“Students who miss the registration deadline must wait for the next semester.”
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