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noun
UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Misspelling of license.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, misspelling, nonstandard
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: license, permit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
Narrower terms: building permit, driver's license, driver's licence, driving license, driving licence, fishing license, fishing licence, fishing permit, hunting license, hunting licence, hunting permit, game license, learner's permit, letter of marque, letters of marque, letter of mark and reprisal, liquor license, liquor licence, marriage license, marriage licence, wedding license, wedding licence, occupation license, occupation licence, pass, liberty chit
noun
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: license
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liberty
Narrower terms: poetic license
noun
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint- Will Durant- Edmund Burke
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: license
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liberty
verb
authorize officially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: license, certify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: authorize, authorise, pass, clear
Narrower terms: franchise, charter, accredit, recognize, recognise
History
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