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dramatic license

dramatic license noun: artistic license used in or for drama.

Noun

dramatic license (plural dramatic licenses)

  1. artistic license used in or for drama.
    • Gertrude Stein and a Companion begins with Stein's death in 1946 and ends with Toklas' in 1967. In between, thanks to dramatic license, Stein speaks to Toklas from beyond thee grave, and together they retrace their shared life.1986 February 15, Nicholas Deutsch, “Gertrude Stein and a Companion (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 31, page 15

Forms of dramatic license

pluraldramatic licenses

Questions about dramatic license

What does dramatic license mean?
Dramatic license means artistic license used in or for drama.
What part of speech is dramatic license?
Dramatic license is a noun.
What is the plural of dramatic license?
The plural of dramatic license is dramatic licenses.

Words near dramatic license in the dictionary

  1. dramatic
  2. dramatic beat
  3. dramatic beats
  4. dramatic ironies
  5. dramatic irony
  6. dramatic license
  7. Dramatic Prakrit
  8. dramatic present
  9. dramatic soprano
  10. dramatic structure
  11. dramatic structures

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