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Chris2010 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"licenced" or "licensed"?

There are many licenced dentists in Ontario.

Which is wording to use in Canadian writing? ,............................ "licenced" or "licensed"?
  

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'license' is American and 'licence' is British

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'license' is American and 'licence' is British
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But the question is about 'licenced'/'licensed' and which form is used in Canadian writing, not British.
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Let's ask Clive who is a veteran member and a Canadian!
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Still I would say it's licence similar to British.
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According to this source, both versions are possible.

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In BE, 'licence' is the noun and 'license' the verb.

So it's 'a licensed dentist' in BE, as the past participle of the verb is used adjectivally.
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'license' the verb.
How do you say licence is not possible for verb? It is possible in British English!
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My printed Cambridge dictionary mentions 'licenced', buddy!
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gusty11:

My printed Cambridge dictionary mentions 'licenced', buddy!
You're probably using the AE version. This is from the BE edition:

English definition of “license”


license

verb [T]
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