in|de|pend|ence

in|de|pend|ence
in|de|pend|ence «IHN dih PEHN duhns», noun.
1. the condition of being independent; freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others: »

The American colonies won independence from England. Today, ardent nationalists demand independence (Newsweek).

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under freedom. (Cf.freedom)
2. Archaic. enough to live on; competency: »

In old-fashioned times, an “independence” was hardly ever made without a little miserliness as a condition (George Eliot).


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