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permission

[ per-mish-uhn ]
/ pərˈmɪʃ ən /
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noun

authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
the act of permitting.

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RELATED WORDS

acceptance, acknowledgment, license, admission, endorsement, agreement, dispensation, permit, privilege, approval, concession, warrant, recognition, indulgence, concurrence, assent, promise, sanction, toleration, liberty

Nearby words

permian, permic, permie, permillage, permissible, permission, permissive, permissivism, permit, permittivity, permonosulfuric acid

Origin of permission

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin permissiōn- (stem of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equivalent to permiss(us) (past participle of permittere to permit1) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

per·mis·sioned, adjectiveper·mis·so·ry [per-mis-uh-ree] /pərˈmɪs ə ri/, adjectivenon·per·mis·sion, nounself-per·mis·sion, noun

Can be confused

acquiescence permission
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British Dictionary definitions for permission

permission

/ (pəˈmɪʃən) /

noun

authorization to do something
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