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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for October 25, 1999
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liberty [n. LIB-ur-tee]
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Liberty is the condition of being free from restriction or control.
It is the power and right to act as one wishes, without constraint,
and without servitude or confinement. Example: "Upon arriving at the
island, we were at liberty to explore any part of it, or relax at the
main house."
The Middle English liberte came through Old French from Latin
libertas, from liber (free). The ancient root was leudh (to mount
up, to grow), a word whose evolution into Latin liber is not well
understood.
>From liber came a number of "free" words, including these:
liberate: to set free
liberal: not limited by tradition or dogma; generous in portion
libertine: one who acts without moral restraint; a freethinker
deliver: to bring to a proper destination; to set free
livery: uniform worn by male servants or delivery persons
A Cool Fact about the Statue of Liberty:
http://www.cool-fact.com/archive/1999/10/18.html
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