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permissible (adj.)

"allowable, proper to be allowed," early 15c., from Old French permissible (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from permiss-, past-participle stem of Latin permittere "let pass, let go; grant, permit" (see permit (v.)).

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Definitions of permissible from WordNet

permissible (adj.)
that may be permitted especially as according to rule;
permissible behavior in school
a permissible tax deduction
Synonyms: allowable
permissible (adj.)
that may be accepted or conceded;
a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine
From wordnet.princeton.edu