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Meaning of "poetic licence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POETIC LICENCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POETIC LICENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poetic licence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POETIC LICENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Artistic license

Artistic license is a colloquial term, sometimes euphemism, used to denote the distortion of fact, alteration of the conventions of grammar or language, or rewording of pre-existing text made by an artist to improve a piece of art.

Definition of poetic licence in the English dictionary

The definition of poetic licence in the dictionary is justifiable departure from conventional rules of form, fact, logic, etc, as in poetry.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POETIC LICENCE

poet laureate
poetaster
poetastery
poetastry
poetess
poetic
Poetic Edda
poetic justice
poetical
poetically
poeticalness
poeticise
poeticism
poeticize
poetics
poeticule
poetise
poetiser
poetize
poetizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE POETIC LICENCE

adolescence
at your convenience
car licence
chemiluminescence
convalescence
driving licence
effervescence
electroluminescence
evanescence
florescence
fluorescence
gaming licence
immunofluorescence
innocence
licence
luminescence
magnificence
obsolescence
reminiscence
road-fund licence
senescence

Synonyms and antonyms of poetic licence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poetic licence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POETIC LICENCE

Find out the translation of poetic licence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poetic licence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poetic licence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诗意许可证
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

licencia poética
570 millions of speakers

English

poetic licence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काव्य लाइसेंस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الترخيص الشعري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поэтическая вольность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licença poética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাব্যিক লাইসেন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

licence poétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lesen puitis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dichterische Freiheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩的許容
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시적 라이센스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lisensi puisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giấy phép thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிதை உரிமம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कवितेचा परवाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şiirsel lisans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licenza poetica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

licencja poetycka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поетична вільність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

licență poetică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποιητική άδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poëtiese lisensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poetisk licens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poetisk lisens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poetic licence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POETIC LICENCE»

The term «poetic licence» is normally little used and occupies the 110.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POETIC LICENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poetic licence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poetic licence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poetic licence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETIC LICENCE»

Discover the use of poetic licence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poetic licence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poetic Licence
DescriptionComing soon About the AuthorI am age 22 this year, and I am British.
Blu Tyler, 2011
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Liberty and Poetic Licence: New Essays on Byron
Liberty and Poetic Licence enters new territory in Byron studies. The volume runs chronologically from the earliest of Byron's productions, through those of his early maturity, to those of his fullest development.
Bernard G. Beatty, Tony Howe (Ph. D.), Charles E. Robinson, 2008
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My Poetic Licence
My Poetic Licence Yo! I'm the MC of ranting rebel poetry! I know my history and my identity I'm independent, a red cottage industry DIY from here to eternity... Now let me tell you what's been going on: I take inspiration from centuries long gone ...
Attila (the Stockbroker), 2008
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Poetic Licence: Invention and Intentions in Historical Novels
Since the Waverley novels of Walter Scott, historical novels have been derided for their formulaic application of invented subjects or general actions to diverse settings and national traditions.
Guru Paran Gunaratnam, 2005
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The Anthem Dictionary of Literary Terms and Theory
This view of literature has often been mocked (more so than the related concept of POETIC LICENCE), but poetic justice is an enduring concept. A Christian view of FATE creates need for poetic justice, as does the NEOCLASSICAL preference  ...
Peter Auger, 2010
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The works of John Dryden now first collected ...
THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY FOR HEROIC POETRY, AND POETIC LICENCE. A o satisfy the curiosity of those, who will give themselves the trouble of reading the ensuing poem, I think myself obliged to render them a reason why I publish an ...
John Dryden, 1808
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A Treatise on the Dialects and Poetic Licence of Ancient ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
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Defending the Social Licence of Farming: Issues, Challenges ...
The answer I suggest lies in ensuring that any move to generate social licence to farm, let alone poetic licence, to enlist consumers to be passionate about one's cause must revolve around a package of goods that are delivered in a convincing  ...
Paul Martin, Jacqueline Williams, 2011
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Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students
Critics assume that such practices are ad hoc and random or arise from 'poetic licence', the belief that the principles underlying the language of poetry are different in kind from conventional usage. I accept neither of these positions. Instead ...
Paul Simpson, 2004
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On the Air with Dylan Thomas: The Broadcasts
773) took place 'after lunch' on 11 December 1950, the second in the series ' Poetic Licence', produced by Patrick Harvey. The first of these round- table discussions had involved C. Day Lewis, Henry Reed, Laurie Lee, Patric Dickinson, and ...
Dylan Thomas, Ralph Maud, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETIC LICENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poetic licence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Londoner's Diary: Beard is backing beard, as Mary calls it for Labour
This really is optimistic given that Addis and his team have been made redundant. We think some poetic licence should have been tolerated in ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
Pang plays LKY with finesse
... to a personality at once feared and admired, and they have done their best both in taking poetic licence and in reserving judgment. The LKY ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Dion Fanning: Handy draw can't mask deep-seated problems for …
O'Neill talked last weekend of taking "poetic licence" when he said he had been set the target of qualification for the European Championships ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Poetic Licence turns Derby into a one horse race
As starter Mark Batson sent them on their way, in a flash Ricky Walcott on the Bills Inc owned, 3-year-old chestnut filly, Poetic Licence, trained ... «Barbados Advocate, Jul 15»
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Poetry in motion
Poetic Licence (left) with Rickey Walcott aboard, holding on for the victory ahead of Donicodidit and Antonio Perch. (Pictures by Kenmore ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
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Coroneo splashes to victory in feature
... and Toabgo's representative Bulletproof failed to make the frame in that country's Derby which went to the front-running Poetic Licence, who ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Derby rundown
They ran one-two in the first-leg Barbados Guineas with Poetic Licence winning over Donicodidit in a race where Poetic Licence destroyed the ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
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Looks like Donico's Derby
Poetic Licence and Donicodidit (above) should go head to head in this year's Massy United Insurance Barbados Derby today. (FP) ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
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Published on Jul 23, 2015, 7:56 pm AST
The Victor Cheeseman-trained Poetic Licence, who won the Bajan Guineas will be ridden by top jockey Rickey Walcott, while Mid-Summer ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Last day out before Second Coming of Enda and Joan
But for all the poetic licence borrowed during the speeches, Enda and Joan made great strides to emphasise the glue keeping the two parties ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Poetic licence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poetic-licence>. Apr 2024 ».
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