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licentiate

/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ noun

Latin root: licentiātus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about licentiate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Holds a license (degree) from a (European) university.

Origin

Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).

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