PERMISSIBLE

permissible, allowable

(adjective) that may be permitted especially as according to rule; “permissible behavior in school”; “a permissible tax deduction”

permissible

(adjective) that may be accepted or conceded; “a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

permissible (comparative more permissible, superlative most permissible)

permitted.

Synonyms

• allowable

Anagrams

• impressible

Source: Wiktionary


Per*mis"si*ble, a.

Definition: That may be permitted; allowable; admissible.

– Per*mis"si*ble*ness, n.

– Per*mis"si*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONSTRUCTION

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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