licence

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French licence, from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈlaɪsəns/, X-SAMPA: /"laIs@ns/
  • Hyphenation: li‧cence

Noun [edit]

licence (plural licences)

  1. (UK, Canada) standard spelling of license

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

Verb [edit]

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

  1. (UK, Canada, nonstandard) Alternative form of license.

Usage notes [edit]

  • In British and in Canadian English, the noun is spelt licence and the verb is license.
  • The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

Translations [edit]


Czech [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin licentia.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈlɪ.tsen.tse/

Noun [edit]

licence f

  1. licence (UK), license (US)

Declension [edit]


French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin licentia.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

licence f (plural licences)

  1. licence
  2. permit, certificate
  3. bachelor’s degree (more accurately in France Bac+3)

Old French [edit]

Noun [edit]

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

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

Descendants [edit]