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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespermission
Pronunciation / Transliteration: permission
"Vous avez besoin d'une permission."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Official consent or authorization to do something.
"You must ask for permission before leaving the room."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'permissio', stemming from the verb 'permittere' (to let pass, allow), formed by 'per-' (through) and 'mittere' (to send). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period via Old French, evolving to denote official consent or authorization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Permission" is said worldwide
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permission
Transliteration: permission
"Vous avez besoin d'une permission."
Erlaubnis
Transliteration: Erlaubnis
"Sie brauchen eine Erlaubnis."
permesso
Transliteration: permesso
"Hai bisogno di un permesso."
permiso
Transliteration: permiso
"Necesitas un permiso."
permissão
Transliteration: permissão
"Você precisa de permissão."
अनुमति
Transliteration: anumati
"आपको अनुमति लेनी होगी।"
允许
Transliteration: yǔnxǔ
"你需要获得允许。"
허가
Transliteration: heoga
"허가를 받아야 합니다."
許可
Transliteration: kyoka
"許可を得る必要があります。"
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