FromFrenchpermissif.

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permissive (comparativemorepermissive,superlativemostpermissive)

1. Givingpermission, orpredisposed to give it;lenient.
   • 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, inModern Railways, page232:

     "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force.

2. (of a footpath, bridleway or similar)Open to thepublic by permission of thelandowner.
3. (biology) That allows thereplication ofviruses.

   Antonym:nonpermissive

permissive (pluralpermissives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.

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• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.mi.siv/
• Rhymes:-iv
• Homophone:permissives

permissive

1. femininesingular ofpermissif

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permissive

1. inflection ofpermissiv:
   1. strong/mixednominative/accusativefemininesingular
   2. strongnominative/accusativeplural
   3. weaknominative all-gendersingular
   4. weakaccusativefeminine/neutersingular

permissive

1. feminineplural ofpermissivo

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