Freedom Definition
frēdəm
noun
The condition of not being in prison or captivity.
Gave the prisoners their freedom.
American Heritage
The state or quality of being free.
Webster's New World
A right or privilege.
Webster's New World
The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance.
In retirement they finally got the freedom to travel.
American Heritage
The condition of not being controlled by another nation or political power; political independence.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Freedom
Noun
Singular:
freedom
Plural:
freedomsOrigin of Freedom
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From Middle English freedom, fredom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-Germanic *frijadōmaz (“freedom”), equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English fredom from Old English frēodōm frēo free free -dōm -dom
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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