English

Etymology
ME. fredom < OE. freodom|fr�od�m < freo|fr�o < PG. *frijaz < PIE. *prijos- "dear, beloved"; plus OE. -dom|-d�m < PG. *domaz < PIE. root *dhe- "to set, put". See also free, -dom.

Pronunciation
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fr�'d�m, /�fri�d�m/

Noun
en-noun

1. The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

#: Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.

1. The state of being free, unconstrained; the lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general.

#: Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.
#: Freedom to choose one's own destiny can be frightening.
#: Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.

Translations
trans-top|Not being imprisoned or enslaved
Cebuano: kagawasan
Crimean Tatar: azatlıq#Crimean Tatar|azatlıq
Croatian: t-|hr|sloboda|f
Czech: t+|cs|svoboda|f
Danish: t|da|frihed|c
Dutch: t+|nl|vrijheid
Faroese: t-|fo|frælsi|n|xs=Faroese
Filipino: tø|fil|kalayaan|xs=Filipino
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaus
French: t+|fr|liberté|f
Frisian: frijheid
Old Frisian: fridom
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German: t+|de|Freiheit|f
Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ία|f|sc=Grek (elefthería)
Hebrew: t+|he|��פש|alt��ֹפֶש�|trkhófesh|sc=Hebr|m
Hungarian: t+|hu|szabadság, t|hu|függetlenség
Kurdish: t|ku|�زگار�|sc=KUchar
Japanese: t+|ja|��|trjiyū|scJpan, t-|ja|���|trjiyū|scJpan
Romanian: t-|ro|libertate|f
Russian: t+|ru|�вобода|trsvobóda|scCyrl|f, t|ru|вол�|trvól'a|scCyrl|f
Slovene: svoboda f, prostost f
Tagalog: kalayaan
Urdu: t-|ur|ازاد�|f|altآزاد�|tr�z�dī|scURchar|xsUrdu
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trans-top|The lack of a specific constraint
Croatian: t-|hr|sloboda|f
Czech: t+|cs|svoboda|f
Danish: frihed c
Dutch: t+|nl|vrijheid
Faroese: t-|fo|frælsi|n|xs=Faroese
Filipino: kalayaan
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaus
French: t+|fr|liberté|f
Frisian: frijheid
German: t+|de|Freiheit|f
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Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ία|f|sc=Grek (elefthería)
Hebrew: he-translation|��פש|khófesh|wv=��ֹפֶש� m
Hungarian: t+|hu|szabadság
Kurdish: KUchar|ئازاد�, KUchar|�زگار�
Japanese: �� (���, jiyū)
Romanian: t-|ro|libertate|f
Russian: t+|ru|�вобода|f|trsvobóda|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|svoboda|f
Tagalog: kalayaan
Urdu: t-|ur|ازاد�|f|altآزاد�|tr�z�dī|scURchar|xsUrdu
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ttbc|Spanish: libertad f
ttbc|Swahili: uhuru
ttbc|Swedish: frihet
ttbc|Telugu: స�వ����
ttbc|Turkish: hürriyet
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• 2008-01-02 05:35 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Frisian]], trans link [[Old Frisian]]

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