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INDEPENDENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freedom from control or influence of another or others
Synonyms:
independence; independency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("independency" is a kind of...):
freedom (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)
Attribute:
dependent (relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed)
independent (free from external control and constraint)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "independency"):
autonomy; liberty (immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence)
autarchy; autarky (economic independence as a national policy)
autonomy; self-direction; self-reliance; self-sufficiency (personal independence)
separateness (political independence)
Derivation:
independent ((of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces)
