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poetic license

po·et·ic li·cense
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-et-ik lahy-suh ns]
    • /poʊˈɛt ɪk ˈlaɪ səns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-et-ik lahy-suh ns]
    • /poʊˈɛt ɪk ˈlaɪ səns/

Definitions of poetic license words

  • noun poetic license license or liberty taken by a poet, prose writer, or other artist in deviating from rule, conventional form, logic, or fact, in order to produce a desired effect. 1
  • uncountable noun poetic license If someone such as a writer or movie director uses poetic license, they break the usual rules of language or style, or they change the facts, in order to create a particular effect. 0
  • noun poetic license deviation from strict fact or from conventional rules of form, style, etc., as by a poet for artistic effect 0
  • noun poetic license freedom to do this 0
See all 4 definitions of poetic license

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Origin of poetic license

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Poetic license

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Poetic license

poetic license popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

poetic license usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for poetic license

noun poetic license

Just one Synonym for poetic license

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