Definition of
licence has definitions from the field of writing
1
[ verb ] authorize officially

Synonyms

certify license

Examples

"I am licensed to practice law in this state"

Related terms

decertify authorize accredit charter franchise license certification license licensee licenser approve

2
[ noun ] (writing) a legal document giving official permission to do something

Synonyms

permit license

Related terms

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3
[ noun ] excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

Synonyms

license

Examples

: "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke

Related terms

liberty

4
[ noun ] freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

Synonyms

license

Related terms

liberty poetic_license license

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Rhymes with

license alliance appliance reliance compliance noncompliance science absence convalescence adolescence obsolescence lawrence essence florence allowance precedence capacitance beneficence dissonance reconnaissance silence innocence nuisance allegiance patience reluctance st_lawrence incidence excellence insolence intransigence balance senescence luminescence reminiscence acquiescence evanescence phosphorescence elegance guidance nonviolence intelligence diligence recalcitrance parlance eloquence subsidence utterance relevance inductance negligence irrelevance reticence substance violence valence clarence clearance contrivance pseudoscience connivance impatience prescience quintessence equivalence prevalence virulence ambivalence benevolence unbalance counterbalance ambulance consequence counterintelligence negligence overabundance surveillance diligence imbalance abundance abeyance annoyance issuance defiance correspondence teleconference importance preponderance audience conscience governance conformance comeuppance circumference conference transience malfeasance province ordnance existence insistence semblance subsistence brilliance petulance vigilance dalliance affluence consistence tolerance coexistence vehemence influence coincidence incidence turbulence pestilence resilience ebullience resemblance distance opulence cadence confluence intolerance resurgence inheritance providence provenance prominence predominance preeminence extravagance resonance permanence dominance omnipotence conference luminance recognizance ambience decadence ambiance conveyance instance coinsurance flamboyance performance abstinence abhorrence disappearance accordance occurrence clairvoyance neuroscience indulgence grievance credence intransigence resistance persistence assistance arrogance imminence immanence evidence eminence transference condolence belligerence avoidance inconvenience convenience deliverance acquaintance maintenance sequence self-confidence incompetence incontinence countenance impotence impedance congruence riddance terence pittance cognizance bioscience penance overconfidence sustenance ordinance vehemence confidence radiance interference convergence imprudence expedience

Phonetic and Homophones

L AY1 S AH0 N S license

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