liberty

  • 71liberty — Freedom for nations and individuals. The Jews lost their political liberty from 586 BCE when the Babylonians overthrew the state. Independence was recovered during the Maccabean [[➝ Maccabees, books of]] period and then lost again until the… …

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  • 72Liberty L-6 — The Liberty L 6 was a 6 cylinder, water cooled, inline, aero engine developed in the United States during World War I. The Liberty L 6, which developed 200 215 hp, was built by the Thomas Morse Aircraft Corp. and Wright Aeronautical Corp. Since… …

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  • 73Liberty L-4 — The Liberty L 4 was a 4 cylinder, water cooled, inline, aero engine developed in the United States during World War I. The Liberty L 4 was an experimental engine of 102 hp, built by the Hudson Motor Co. and intended primarily for use in training… …

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  • 74liberty — noun /ˈlɪbɚti/ a) The condition of being free from control or restrictions. The army is here, your liberty is assured. b) The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour. The p …

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  • 75liberty — While the protection of the liberties of the subject is one of the main aims (and boasts) of almost all constitutions, there is less consensus about what those liberties include, or when liberty (good) becomes licence (bad). The problem is to… …

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  • 76liberty — noun (plural liberties) 1》 the state of being free from oppression or imprisonment. 2》 a right or privilege, especially a statutory one. 3》 the power or scope to act as one pleases. 4》 informal a presumptuous remark or action. 5》 Nautical shore… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 77liberty — [ˈlɪbəti] noun [U] 1) the freedom to think or behave in the way that you want and not be controlled by anyone else 2) freedom from being kept in prison • be at liberty to do sth formal to be allowed to do something[/ex] I took the liberty of… …

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  • 78liberty — lib•er•ty [[t]ˈlɪb ər ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control 2) freedom from external or foreign rule; independence 3) freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, etc 4) freedom from… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 79liberty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. freedom, independence, emancipation; right, license, privilege. See permission, exemption. Ant., slavery. servitude. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Freedom from bondage] Syn. deliverance, emancipation,… …

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  • 80Liberty — Li|ber|ty [...ti] der; [s] <nach dem Namen einer Londoner Textilfirma, eigtl. »Freiheit« (engl. liberty)> feines atlasbindiges Gewebe aus Naturseide od. Chemiefasern …

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