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Etymology

From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“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”).

inherited from *frijadōm✻ — “freedom”
inherited from frēodōm — “freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”
inherited from fredom

Definitions

1
The state of being free.
- Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
- However, the next generation of innovators to benefit from this freedom – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple et al – saw no reason to extend it to anyone else.
2
The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general
The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
- Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.
- People in our city enjoy many freedoms.
- Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.
3
The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
- Freedom of a city
- Yet the wisest princes, who adopted the maxims of Augustus, guarded with the strictest care the dignity of the Roman name, and diffused the freedom of the city with a prudent liberality.
- The freedom of the city can now only be acquired by birth or servitude; but many were formerly admitted by gift and purchase, a fine of from £ 3 to £ 25, according to trade, being charged on the admission of strangers.
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1. 4
  Frankness
  Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
  - I doubt not, that you will take amiss my freedom; but as you have deserved it from me, I shall be less and less concerned on that score, as I see you are more and more intent to show your wit at the expense of justice and compassion.
2. Improper familiarity
  Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
3. A number of places in the United States
  A number of places in the United States:
4. A barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
5. Former name of the International Space Station.
6. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at freedom. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at freedom. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at freedom

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

Etymology

Definitions

The neighborhood

Derived

Vish — recursive loop