"permissible" meaning in English

See permissible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/ [General-American], /pəˈmɪsɪbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-permissible.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more permissible [comparative], most permissible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|permyssyble}} Middle English permyssyble, {{der|en|fro|permissible}} Old French permissible, {{der|en|ML.|permissibilis}} Medieval Latin permissibilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} permissible (comparative more permissible, superlative most permissible)
  1. permitted. Synonyms: allowable Related terms: permissibly, permission, permit Translations (that is permitted): позволен (pozvolen) (Bulgarian), permesebla (Esperanto), zulässig (German), permesso (Italian), licitus (Latin), admisibil (Romanian), permisibil [rare] (Romanian), halali (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-permissible-en-adj-BVI5hp-e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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