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permissible - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'permissible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Permissible [ a.]
- That may be permitted; allowable; admissible.

Meaning of 'permissible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . permissible [ a]
Meaning (1):
- that may be permitted especially as according to rule
Example in sentence:
  • a permissible tax deduction;
  • permissible behavior in school
2 . permissible [ s]
Meaning (2):
- that may be accepted or conceded
Example in sentence:
  • a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine