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feminine

/pɛʁ.mi.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

permission; leave (from the army)

Word origin

From Latin permissio, from permittere ('to let through, to allow'), from per- ('through') and mittere ('to send, to let go'). English 'permission' comes from the same noun.

Origin
Latin
Root
permissio
English cognates
permission, permit, mission

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpermissions

Examples

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Have you got permission to go out tonight?

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He went into the office without permission.

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The soldier is coming home on leave next week.

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May I have permission to interrupt you for a moment?

, j' .

With my parents' permission, I adopted a cat.

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This word is part of lesson 35.