licence

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪsəns/
• Hyphenation: li‧cence

Noun

licence (countable and uncountable, plural licences)

1. (UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore) Standard spelling of license.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

licence (third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)

1. (UK, Canada, South Africa, nonstandard) Misspelling of license.

Usage notes

• In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelled licence and the verb is license.
• The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

Translations

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪt͡sɛnt͡sɛ]

Noun

licence f

1. licence (UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand), license (US)

Declension

Further reading

• “licence”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “licence”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French licence, borrowed from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.sɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
• Homophone: licences

Noun

licence f (plural licences)

1. licence
2. permit, certificate
3. (education) bachelor's degree (three-year long)

   Synonym: (Belgium) bachelier

4. (somewhat archaic) licence: excessive or undue freedom or liberty

Derived terms

• licence poétique
• licencier
  • licenciement
• licencieux

Related terms

• loisir

Descendants

• → Turkish: lisans
• → Persian: لیسانس (lisâns)

Further reading

• “licence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

licenc +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlit͡sɛnt͡sɛ]
• Hyphenation: li‧cen‧ce

Noun

licence

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of licenc

Declension

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licentia.

Noun

licence oblique singular, f (oblique plural licences, nominative singular licence, nominative plural licences)

1. leave; permission to be away, to be not present

Descendants

• French: licence
• → English: licence, license