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liberté

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See also: liberte and libèrté

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French liberté, borrowed from Latin lībertātem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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liberté f (countable and uncountable, plural libertés)

  1. liberty, freedom. 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Qu'y a-t-il de plus doux dans ce monde que la liberté? What is there sweeter in this world than liberty?"
    liberté d'expressionfreedom of speech
    1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Chacun aura la liberté de dire son sentiment, everyone shall have a freedom to speak his mind."
    liberté de religion, liberté de cultefreedom of religion
    liberté de consciencefreedom of conscience
    1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Le roi ne veut plus donner liberté de conscience, the king will grant no more liberty of conscience."
    liberté de penséefreedom of thought
    liberté de la pressefreedom of the press

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Verb

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liberté

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of libertar