licentia poetica

Polish

Alternative forms

licencja poetycka

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin licentia poētica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈt͡sɛn.tja pɔˈɛ.ti.ka/, /liˈt͡sɛn.t͡sja pɔˈɛ.ti.ka/
Rhymes: -ika

Noun

licentia poetica f (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

licentia poetica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
licentia poetica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
licentia poetica in PWN's encyclopedia

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