independence

[ in-di-pen-duhns ]
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noun
  1. Also independency. the state or quality of being independent.

  2. freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.

  1. Archaic. a competency.

Origin of independence

1
First recorded in 1630–40; independ(ent) + -ence

synonym study For independence

1. See freedom.

Other words from independence

  • in·ter·in·de·pend·ence, noun
  • post·in·de·pend·ence, adjective
  • pre·in·de·pend·ence, noun
  • su·per·in·de·pend·ence, noun

Other definitions for Independence (2 of 2)

Independence
[ in-di-pen-duhns ]

noun
  1. a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.

  2. a town in SE Kansas.

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How to use independence in a sentence

  • How had she made Julian understand without quarreling that he must never repeat his independences?

    The Second Fiddle | Phyllis Bottome
  • The ultimate extent of these independences, she still dared not contemplate.

    The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • These economic dependences and independences consist only in the relations of one man or woman to the others.

    Woman and Womanhood | C. W. Saleeby

British Dictionary definitions for independence (1 of 2)

independence

/ (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns) /


noun
  1. the state or quality of being independent: Also called: independency

British Dictionary definitions for Independence (2 of 2)

Independence

/ (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns) /


noun
  1. a city in W Missouri, near Kansas City: starting point for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails (1831–44). Pop: 112 079 (2003 est)

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Cultural definitions for Independence

Independence

City in western Missouri.

Notes for Independence

Beginning of the Santa Fe Trail, used by settlers moving west.

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