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Permissive

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

    ""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. 2
    Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
  3. 3
    That allows the replication of viruses.
Adjective
  1. 1
    granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline wordnet
  2. 2
    not preventive wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French permissif.

Etymology 2

From French permissif.

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