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PERMISSIBLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

That may be permitted especially as according to rule

Example:

a permissible tax deduction

Synonyms:

allowable; permissible

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

tolerable (capable of being borne or endured)

Antonym:

impermissible (not permitted)

Derivation:

permissibility (admissibility as a consequence of being permitted)

permit (consent to, give permission)

Sense 2

Meaning:

That may be accepted or conceded

Example:

a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

admissible (deserving to be admitted)

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