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licentia.

freedom, liberty; license, disorderliness; outspokenness;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[lɪˈkɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[liˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. license; freedom; liberty

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. a liberty which one assumes; boldness; presumption

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. unrestrained liberty; dissoluteness; licentiousness; wantonness

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From licēns (“free, unrestrained”) + -ia, with licēns being the present active participle of licet (“it is allowed or permitted”).

verb[lɪˈkɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[liˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of licēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From licēns (“free, unrestrained”) + -ia, with licēns being the present active participle of licet (“it is allowed or permitted”).

adj[lɪˈkɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[liˈt͡ʃɛn.t͡si.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of licēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From licēns (“free, unrestrained”) + -ia, with licēns being the present active participle of licet (“it is allowed or permitted”).

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