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Noun: poetic licence
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: poetic license)
  1. Licence used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work
    - poetic license [N. Amer]

Type of: licence [Brit, Cdn], license [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Poetic licence

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