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)

1. (literature) poetic licence (any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect)
2. (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