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permissory

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per⋅mis⋅sion

  [per-mish-uhn]
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–noun
1. authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
2. the act of permitting.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L permissiōn- (s. of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equiv. to permiss(us) (ptp. of permittere to permit ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
per⋅mis⋅sioned, adjective
per⋅mis⋅so⋅ry  [per-mis-uh-ree] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. leave, sanction.

Antonyms:
1. restraint, refusal.
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