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licence

licence

English

Noun

licence (countable and uncountable, plural licences)

  1. (Britain, Canada, Australia) 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. (Britain, Canada, nonstandard) Alternative form of license

Usage notes

  • In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian 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

From Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.tsen.tse/

Noun

licence f

  1. licence (UK), license (US)

Declension


French

Etymology

From Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

licence f (plural licences)

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

Hungarian

Etymology

licenc + -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

licence

  1. third-person singular of licenc

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative licence
accusative licencét
dative licencének
instrumental licencével
causal-final licencéért
translative licencévé
terminative licencéig
essive-formal licenceként
essive-modal licencéül
inessive licencében
superessive licencén
adessive licencénél
illative licencébe
sublative licencére
allative licencéhez
elative licencéből
delative licencéről
ablative licencétől

Old French

Noun

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

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

Descendants