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Permission

10 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Formal consent or authorisation to do something. The act of allowing someone to undertake a particular action.

Students must obtain permission from their parents before attending the field trip.

Pronunciation

IPA

/pəˈmɪʃən/

Syllables

per·mis·sion

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Synonyms

consentauthorisationapprovalsanction

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Wordle

Double 'S' and double 'I'; contains common suffix '-ION'

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points; good for using common letters with the valuable 'M'

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