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poetic licence

poetic licence noun: any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.

Noun

poetic licence (uncountable)

  1. Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.

poetic licence meaning in Tamil and Arabic

poetic licence in Tamil

பாவியல் உரிமம், பாவலனுரிமை

poetic licence in Arabic

departure from convention
ضَرُورَة شِعْرِيَّة

Forms of poetic licence

alternative formpoetic license

Questions about poetic licence

What does poetic licence mean?
Poetic licence means any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.
What is poetic licence in Tamil?
Poetic licence in Tamil is பாவியல் உரிமம், பாவலனுரிமை. See Poetic licence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poetic licence?
Poetic licence is a noun.

Words near poetic licence in the dictionary

  1. poetettes
  2. poethood
  3. poetic
  4. Poetic Edda
  5. poetic justice
  6. poetic licence
  7. poetic license
  8. poetical
  9. poetical justice
  10. poeticalities
  11. poeticality

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: poetic licence (page history and authors); poetic licence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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