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allowed

American  
[uh-loud] / əˈlaʊd /

adjective

  1. permitted or authorized.

    In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.

  2. Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.

    allowed transition.

Other Word Forms

  • unallowed adjective

Etymology

Origin of allowed

First recorded in 1300–50; allow, -ed 2

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