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permissible adjective [ pəˈmɪsɪb(ə)l ]

• permitted; allowed.
• "it is permissible to edit and rephrase the statement"
Similar: permitted, allowable, allowed, acceptable, legal, lawful, legitimate, admissible, licit, authorized, sanctioned, within accepted bounds, tolerated, tolerable, proper, all right, in order, excusable, pardonable, venial, legit, OK,
Opposite: forbidden, unacceptable,
Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin permissibilis, from permiss- ‘allowed’, from the verb permittere (see permit1).


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