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:2. Nobility or generosity of [[character]], magnanimity. Cf. FREE adj. 3. Obs.
:2. Nobility or generosity of [[character]], magnanimity. Cf. FREE adj. 3. Obs.
:3. The state or fact of not being subject to despotic or [[autocratic]] control, or to a foreign [[power]]; civil liberty; [[independence]].
:3. The state or fact of not being subject to despotic or [[autocratic]] control, or to a foreign [[power]]; civil liberty; [[independence]].
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Freedom''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Freedom this link].</center>
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:4. a. The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint; [[liberty]] of [[action]]. Freq. with to and infinitive. [[academic]] [[freedom]]: see ACADEMIC adj. 2b.
:4. a. The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint; [[liberty]] of [[action]]. Freq. with to and infinitive. [[academic]] [[freedom]]: see ACADEMIC adj. 2b.
::b. spec. Liberty in respect of a particular sphere of life or action, as freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of the press (cf. press freedom n. at PRESS n.1 Compounds 1a(b)), etc.
::b. spec. Liberty in respect of a particular sphere of life or action, as freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of the press (cf. press freedom n. at PRESS n.1 Compounds 1a(b)), etc.