Dictionary Entry
licence
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈlaɪsəns/Word FrequencyCommon (4.89)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
In a Sentence
“The article includes licence to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“• An unlicensed use of the word licence resulted in a flawed headline above a column on the Comment pages yesterday Ignoring its imperial history licences the west to repeat it, 7 April, page 35.”
“The Minister of Railways; Ben Schoeman, attacking what he called the licence of the Press during the 1961 session of Parliament, called Sunday”
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Origin
From Middle English licence, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia ‘freedom, liberty’.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “licence”
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