Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun . Allowance; forbearance of prohibition; permission.
- noun 2. In elec., the power of a dielectric to permit or aid induction.
- noun In electricity, the power of a dielectric to permit or aid induction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
permitting ;allowance ;permission ;leave .
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JONATHAN MILLER, BRITAIN CHANNEL 4 NEWS (voice-over): Italy's surgically enhanced, hair transplanted, permittance prime minister is doing his best to pretend it's just business as usual.
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I’m so pleased to have made your acquaintance & practice some recognaisance in admittance, in certain instance, of allowable permittance despite imminent impertinence in this uninvited visit to Harriet by Harriet.
Good-bye Harriet : Jeffrey McDaniel : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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