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PERMISSIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That may be permitted especially as according to rule
Example:
a permissible tax deduction
Synonyms:
allowable; permissible
Classified under:
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:
Similar:
admissible (deserving to be admitted)
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