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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin illicitus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
illicite (plural illicites)
- illicit
- Synonyms: illégal, interdit
- Antonym: licite
Further reading
Latin
Verb
illicite
- second-person plural present active imperative of illiciō
References
- “illicite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- illicite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.