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in⋅de⋅pend⋅ence

  [in-di-pen-duhns]
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–noun
1. Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
2. freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.
3. Archaic. a competency.
Origin:
1630–40; independ(ent) + -ence

Synonyms:
1. See freedom.

In⋅de⋅pend⋅ence

  [in-di-pen-duhns]
–noun
1. a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. 111,806.
2. a town in SE Kansas. 10,598.
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in·de·pen·dence   (ĭn'dĭ-pěn'dəns)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being independent.

  2. Archaic Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.

In·de·pen·dence   (ĭn'dĭ-pěn'dəns)   
A city of western Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. A starting point for the Santa Fe and Oregon trails during the 19th century, it was the home of President Harry S. Truman. His gravesite and presidential library are here. Population: 109,000.
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Independence

City in western Missouri.

Note: Beginning of the Santa Fe Trail, used by settlers moving west.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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