🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Libération

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-beh-rah-syon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Freeing/ˈfriː.ɪŋ/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le mouvement vise à la libération des prisonniers politiques."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make free; to release from captivity, confinement, or oppression.

    "The activists are working tirelessly on freeing the political prisoners."
  2. 2

    To remove restrictions or limitations.

    "The new policy aims at freeing the market from excessive regulations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'freeing' is derived from the Old English 'frēo', meaning 'not in bondage' or 'liberated'. It evolved through Middle English as 'fre' and has retained its core meaning of liberation or release throughout its history.

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