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 independent (from Wiktionary)

 English

 Etymology 

 From French indépendant

 Adjective

 independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

 1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

 2. (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

             the independent candidate

 3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.

             an independent property

 4.  Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.

             a man of an independent mind

 5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. 

Synonyms

autonomous

free

self-standing

 Jacopo Ligozzi (1547–1627) Psittacus Ararauna  

Theatre of the Altitudes of Regard  

 detail

 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/

 someone looks at something...

  

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