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# How to pronounce "dramatic license" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dræmætɪklɪsɛns/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **dra·ma·ti·cli·cense**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "dramatic license" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "US President Donald Trump repeatedly stated that Iran's nuclear program had been obliterated, that it didn't exist anymore. But this was likely a bit of dramatic license on his part. Those facilities continued to exist. We could see them from commercially available satellite imagery. But what exactly was going on within those facilities is very hard to determine. Iran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency as soon as the war"
- **Watch at 4:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJiBmiI7r4&t=273s)

### Example 2
*Accent: UK*
> "someone's got We probably took a little dramatic license in the variety of cases over the course of the shift is probably careers' worth of variety. But in terms"
- **Watch at 3:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3IiWDUzfuA&t=207s)

### Example 3
*Accent: UK*
> "script you thought oh there's a little bit of dramatic license going on here absolutely it was so you read the script and how how those boys were behaving in"
- **Watch at 2:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2vL1AVs5OI&t=134s)

### Example 4
> "Uh Trump has made that statement many times. We first saw him saying that the war was nearly over on the 9th of March, for example, And yet, we are still here in April prosecuting this conflict. And so, in terms of Iran's military capabilities being entirely degraded, that's likely a bit of dramatic license on the part of the Trump administration. We know from other assessments, for example, those made public by the Israel Defense Forces, that they assess that"
- **Watch at 5:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkNpGpUWHY&t=346s)


## How to Pronounce "dramatic license"

- **Syllables**: dra · ma · ti · cli · cense
- **IPA**: `/dræmætɪklɪsɛns/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[dramatic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dramatic), [license](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/license)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “dramatic license”?
“dramatic license” is pronounced /dræmætɪklɪsɛns/ (dra · ma · ti · cli · cense). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “dramatic license”?
“dramatic license” has 5 syllables: dra · ma · ti · cli · cense.

### How can I hear “dramatic license” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “dramatic license” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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