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permittances

permittances is the plural of permittance.

Meaning of permittance

Noun

permittance (countable and uncountable, plural permittances)

  1. The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
    • Thus we see how this unclean permittance defeats the sacred and glorious end both of the moral and judicial law1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
  2. The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction.

Questions about permittances

What is permittances the plural of?
Permittances is the plural of permittance.

Words near permittances in the dictionary

  1. permitless
  2. permitless carry
  3. permits
  4. permittable
  5. permittance
  6. permittances
  7. permitted
  8. permittedly
  9. permittee
  10. permittees
  11. permitter

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