licentia poetica

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin licentia poētica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈt͡sɛn.tja pɔˈɛ.ti.ka/, /liˈt͡sɛn.t͡sja pɔˈɛ.ti.ka/
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Noun

licentia poetica f (indeclinable)

  1. (literature) poetic licence (any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect)
  2. (humorous) poetic licence (phrase in a text considered by the speaker to be bizarre, unusual, or inappropriate)

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