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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespermissible
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.mis.ibl
"Les articles permis étaient sur la table."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Allowed or permitted; not forbidden.
"In the exam, only permissible items were allowed on the desk." - 2
Relating to something that is acceptable within a particular set of rules or guidelines.
"The organization has a list of permissible activities for volunteers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'permissible' originates from the Latin 'permissibilis', which means 'that may be permitted'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a gradual shift in meaning from general allowance to specific contexts of acceptability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Permissible" is said worldwide
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permissible
Transliteration: pɛʁ.mis.ibl
"Les articles permis étaient sur la table."
erlaubt
Transliteration: ɛʁˈlaʊpt
"Nur erlaubte Gegenstände waren auf dem Tisch."
permissibile
Transliteration: per.mis.siˈbi.le
"Solo gli oggetti permessi erano sulla scrivania."
permisible
Transliteration: peɾ.miˈsi.βle
"Solo se permitieron artículos permisibles en el examen."
permissível
Transliteration: peʁ.miˈsi.vɛl
"Apenas itens permissíveis foram aceitos."
अनुमेय
Transliteration: anumeya
"परीक्षा में केवल अनुमेय वस्तुएं थीं।"
允许的
Transliteration: yǔnxǔ de
"考试中只允许的物品在桌子上。"
허용되는
Transliteration: heoyongdoeneun
"시험에서는 허용되는 물품만 있었습니다."
許可される
Transliteration: kyoka sareru
"試験では許可される物品だけがありました。"
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