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Word entry · 11 letters

permissible

Best crossword clue

"Allowed"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted beeiilmprssStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. that may be permitted especially as according to rule

Word origin

From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis.

Used in a sentence

  • The units will be allowed to run up to 90 m.p.h. between Chelmsford and Colchester, but their maximum speed of 100 m.p.h. is not permissible on the G.E. line.
  • Japanese zoning is specified at a national level, and while local governments do have some control over their local developments, the end result is a zoning code that is very permissible compared to most other countries.

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