Usually means: Creative freedom in artistic expression.
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  1. artistic licence: Wiktionary
  2. Artistic licence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (artistic licence)

▸ noun:  Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by an artist to achieve a desired effect.

Similar:
contrivance, deviation, artifice, fiction, glitch art, distortion, paint job, pasticcio, artifact, illusion, more...

Opposite:
factual accuracy, realism, adherence to facts

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Similar:
contrivance, deviation, artifice, fiction, glitch art, distortion, paint job, pasticcio, artifact, illusion, more...

Opposite:
factual accuracy, realism, adherence to facts



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