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Added 10 October 2026

permissible

/pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/ adjective

In Latin: licitus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about permissible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

That may be permitted especially as according to rule.
permissible behavior in school
That may be accepted or conceded.
a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine

Origin

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

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