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licit
[ lis-it ]
/ ˈlɪs ɪt /
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adjective
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of licit
1475–85; <Latin licitus permitted (past participle of licēre); replacing earlier licite<Middle French; see -ite2
OTHER WORDS FROM licit
lic·it·ly, adverbWords nearby licit
lich gate, lichi, lich stone, licht, Lichtenstein, licit, lick, lick-alike, licker-in, lickerish, lickety-split
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British Dictionary definitions for licit
Derived forms of licit
licitly, adverblicitness, nounWord Origin for licit
C15: from Latin licitus permitted, from licēre to be permitted
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