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impermissible

/ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/

Meanings
adjective
Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed

Examples :

"Using a cell phone during the exam is impermissible. "
law moral value right

Related Words

Illustration not

not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration phone

phone noun

/fəʊ̯n/ /foʊ̯n/

A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.

"My phone rings constantly during class, making it hard to focus on my studies. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration permitted

permitted verb

/pəˈmɪtɪd/ /pɚˈmɪtɪd/

To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

"Students are permitted to use calculators during the math exam. "

Illustration permissible

permissible adjective

/pərˈmɪsɪbəl/ /pɜːrˈmɪsɪbəl/

Permitted.

"Using a calculator is permissible during the math test. "

Illustration cell

cell noun

/sɛl/

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

"The hermit built a small cell in the mountains to live in peace and quiet. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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allowed verb

/əˈlaʊd/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration exam

exam noun

/ɛɡˈzæm/

The act of examining.

"The exam of the child's handwriting revealed several areas needing improvement. "

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "