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feminine

/ɛ̃.de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃s/

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Translation

independence

Word origin

From in- ('not') plus dépendance, from Latin dependere ('to hang from, to depend on'). The same root gives English dependent and pendant.

Origin: Latin
Root: dependere
English cognates: dependent, pendant

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralindépendances

Examples

The country gained its independence in nineteen sixty.

She values her financial independence.

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The war of independence lasted several years.

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