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free·dom / ˈfrēdəm/ • n. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint: we do have some freedom of choice | he talks of revoking some of the freedoms. ∎  absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government: he was a champion of Irish freedom. ∎  the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved: the shark thrashed its way to freedom. ∎  the state of being physically unrestricted and able to move easily: the shorts have a side split for freedom of movement. ∎  (freedom from) the state of not being subject to or affected by (a particular undesirable thing): government policies to achieve freedom from want. ∎  the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity. ∎  unrestricted use of something: the dog is happy having the freedom of the house when we are out. ∎ archaic familiarity or openness in speech or behavior.

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