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 # 🥝 JUISSIE (JUlIa Semantic Search pIpelinE)
 
 Juissie is a Julia-native semantic query engine. It can be used as a package in software development workflows, or via its desktop user interface.
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 * [Tech Stack](#tech-stack)
 * [External Resources](#external-resources)
 * [Contact](#contact)
+* [License](#license)
 
 
 ## Getting Started
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 - Arthur Bacon ([@toon-leader-bacon](https://github.com/toon-leader-bacon), [email](mailto:ArthurBacon@NocabSoftware.com))
 - Alexey Iakovenko ([@AlexeyIakovenko](https://github.com/AlexeyIakovenko), [email](mailto:alexey@iakovenko.com))
 - Artin Yousefi ([@ArtinYousefi](https://github.com/ArtinYousefi), [email](mailto:artinyousefi@gwmail.gwu.edu))
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+## License
+This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License][cc-by-nc].
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