licenses
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səns noun
1.
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
2.
a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license.
3.
permission to do or not to do something.
4.
intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license.
5.
exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
verb (used with object)
9.
to grant authoritative permission or license to.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English licence < Middle French < Medieval Latin licentia authorization, Latin: freedom, equivalent to licent- (stem of licēns, present participle of licēre to be allowed) + -ia -ia; see -ence
1325–75; Middle English licence < Middle French < Medieval Latin licentia authorization, Latin: freedom, equivalent to licent- (stem of licēns, present participle of licēre to be allowed) + -ia -ia; see -ence
Related forms
li·cens·a·ble, adjective
li·cense·less, adjective
li·cens·er; especially Law, li·cen·sor, noun
de-li·cense, verb (used with object), de-li·censed, de-li·cens·ing.
non·li·cens·a·ble, adjective
non·li·censed, adjective
pre·li·cense, noun, verb (used with object), pre·li·censed, pre·li·cens·ing.
re·li·cense, verb (used with object), re·li·censed, re·li·cens·ing.
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licence or (US) license (ˈlaɪsəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something |
| 2. | formal permission or exemption |
| 3. | liberty of action or thought; freedom |
| 4. | intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect: poetic licence |
| 5. | excessive freedom |
| 6. | licentiousness |
| [C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed] | |
| license or (US) license | |
| —n | |
| [C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed] | |
| license (ˈlaɪsəns) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to grant or give a licence for (something, such as the sale of alcohol) |
| 2. | to give permission to or for |
| 'licensable | |
| —adj | |
| 'licenser | |
| —n | |
| 'licensor | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Nothing can happen without complex permits and licenses.
The reading licenses could be automatically shuffled around as required by a digital resale system.
The various fishing licenses and their fees are listed below.
Driver's licenses and social security cards don't demonstrate anything about the holder's legal presence.
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