🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Permissibilité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.mis.i.bi.li.te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Permissibility/pərˌmɪs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La permissibilité de certaines actions est souvent discutée."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being permissible; the state of being allowed or permitted.

    "The permissibility of certain actions varies depending on cultural norms."
  2. 2

    The extent to which something is allowed or accepted in a particular context.

    "The permissibility of the new policy was debated among the committee members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'permissibility' originates from the Latin root 'permissus', meaning 'allowed' or 'permitted', which evolved through Middle English. The suffix '-ibility' denotes the quality of being permissible, reflecting a shift from a simple allowance to a broader concept of acceptability in various contexts.

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