prop. a. [ From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the Permian formation exists. ] (Geol.) Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. --
n. pl.;
a. [ L. permiscere to mingle; per + miscere to mix. ] Capable of being mixed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Permit. ] A permitted choice; a rhetorical figure in which a thing is committed to the decision of one's opponent. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being permissible; permissibleness; allowableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. That may be permitted; allowable; admissible. --
n. [ L. permissio: cf. F. permission. See Permit. ] The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. [ 1913 Webster ]
High permission of all-ruling Heaven. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
You have given me your permission for this address. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
adv. In a permissive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. permistio, permixtio, fr. permiscere, permistum, and permixtum. See Permiscible. ] The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; mixture.