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   permission

   /pəˈmɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing; consent or authorization: "they had entered the country without permission"
   • ▪ an official document giving authorization: "permissions to reproduce copyright material"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin permissio(n-), from the verb permittere ‘allow’ (see permit1).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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