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      n.
      1. The act of permitting.
      2. Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.
      [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permissi, permissin-, from permissus, past participle of permittere, to permit; see permit.]
      Synonyms: permission, authorization, consent, leave2, license, sanction
      These nouns denote approval for a course of action that is granted by one in authority: was refused permission to smoke; seeking authorization to begin construction; gave their consent to the marriage; will ask leave to respond to the speaker; was given license to depart; gave sanction to the project.
      Antonym: prohibition

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