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in·de·pend·ence (in′dē pen′dəns, -di-)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being independent; freedom from the influence, control, or determination of another or others
  2. Now Rare an income sufficient for a livelihood

Etymology: ML independentia

Independence definition

In·de·pend·ence (in′dē pen′dəns, -di-)

city in W Mo.: suburb of Kansas City: pop. 113,000

Etymology: in honor of Andrew Jackson in allusion to his independence of character

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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