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Added 9 October 2026

permission

/pəˈmɪʃ.ən/ noun

In Latin: permissio, concessus Wiktionary

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

Approval to do something.
he asked permission to leave
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

Origin

From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).

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