independence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun freedom from control or influence of another or others
  2. noun the successful ending of the American Revolution
  3. noun a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

Etymology

From French indépendance. Analyzable as in- + de- + pend + -ence or in- + dependence.

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Synonyms

independency

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