or chiefly Brit  li*cence  n :  a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful <a to practice medicine>  license or chiefly Brit  licence  vt li*censed  or chiefly Brit  li*cenced  li*cens*ing  or chiefly Brit  li*cenc*ing  
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lous·i·ness 
 
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