🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

독립적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dongnipjeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Independent/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 완전히 독립적인 삶을 살고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Free from outside control; not subject to another's authority or depending on another's resources.

    "She worked hard to become financially independent from her parents."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is self-governing, or a voter who does not belong to any political party.

    "Several key seats in parliament were won by independents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'independentem', formed by the negative prefix 'in-' (meaning not) combined with 'dependentem', the present participle of 'dependere' (to hang down or depend). Entering the English language in the 17th century, the term evolved from describing a lack of political or structural reliance to encompassing personal autonomy and self-governance.

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