PERMIAN
Per"mi*an, a. Etym: [From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the
Permian formation exists.] (Geol.)
Defn: 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.
Defn: The Permian period. See Chart of Geology.
PERMIANS
Per"mi*ans, n. pl.; sing. Permian (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia.
PERMISCIBLE Per*mis"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. permiscere to mingle; per + miscere to mix.]
Defn: Capable of being mixed.
PERMISS
Per*miss", n. Etym: [See Permit.]
Defn: A permitted choice; a rhetorical figure in which a thing is committed to the decision of one's opponent. [Obs.] Milton.
PERMISSIBILITY
Per*mis`si*bil"i*ty, n.