"driving licence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: driving licences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} driving licence (plural driving licences)
  1. (British, Ireland) A driver's licence; an official identification document which states the recipient may drive a motorised vehicle. Tags: British, Ireland
    Sense id: en-driving_licence-en-noun-650jVFua Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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