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li·cence    Audio Help   [lahy-suhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun, verb (used with object) -cenced, -cenc·ing.
license.
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li·cence    Audio Help   (lī'səns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   & v. Chiefly British
Variant of license.

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licence 
1362, "liberty (to do something), leave," from O.Fr. licence, from L. licentia "freedom, liberty, license," from licentem (nom. licens). prp. of licere "to be allowed, be lawful," from PIE base *leik- "to offer, bargain." Meaning "formal (usually written) permission from authority to do something" (marry, hunt, drive, etc.) is first attested 1433. Meaning "excessive liberty, disregard of propriety" is from c.1450. The verb is first attested 1398. Licence is preferred for the noun, license for the verb, on model of advice/advise, etc.

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noun
1. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke [syn: license
2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) [syn: license
3. a legal document giving official permission to do something [syn: license

verb
1. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: license] [ant: decertify

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licence [ˈlaisəns] noun
a (printed) form giving permission to do something (eg to keep a television set etc, drive a car, sell alcohol etc)
Example: a driving licence
Arabic: رُخْصَه
Chinese (Simplified): 许可证
Chinese (Traditional): 許可證
Czech: povolení, koncese, oprávnění
Danish: licens; tilladelse; -tilladelse; -kort
Dutch: vergunning
Estonian: luba
Finnish: lupa, ajokortti
French: permis
German: die Erlaubnis
Greek: άδεια
Icelandic: leyfi; skírteini
Indonesian: surat izin
Italian: licenza, permesso
Japanese: 免許
Latvian: licence; patents; atļauja
Lithuanian: licencija, leidimas
Norwegian: tillatelse, bevilling, —kort, —lisens
Polish: licencja, pozwolenie, koncesja
Portuguese (Brazil): licença
Portuguese (Portugal): licença
Romanian: per­mis
Russian: лицензия; удостоверение
Slovak: oprávnenie, koncesia; preukaz
Slovenian: dovoljenje
Spanish: licencia, permiso
Turkish: lisans, izin belgesi, ruhsat
See also: license, licensed, licensee

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