poetica licentia

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Latin

Etymology

Literally, poetic licence.

Pronunciation

Noun

poētica licentia f (genitive poēticae licentiae); first declension

  1. (rhetoric) poetic licence (any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken to achieve a desired effect)
    • c. 95 CE, Quintilian, Institutes of Oratory 2.4.3:
      neque rursus sinuosa et arcessitis descriptionibus, in quas plerique imitatione poeticae licentiae ducuntur, lasciviat.
      nor, on the other hand, should it be sinuous or frolic in extraneous descriptions, in which most people are led into by imitation of poetic license.

Declension

First-declension noun with a first-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative poētica licentia poēticae licentiae
Genitive poēticae licentiae poēticārum licentiārum
Dative poēticae licentiae poēticīs licentiīs
Accusative poēticam licentiam poēticās licentiās
Ablative poēticā licentiā poēticīs licentiīs
Vocative poētica licentia poēticae licentiae

Descendants

  • Polish: licentia poetica

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