Tag: Independence
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July 1, 2016
Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post.
Since language is such a foundational feature of culture, we honor this year’s independence by tracing the word itself.
*Independence (n.): freedom from dependence
from the French: indépendance
first known use circa 1640
Independence first developed during the 1630s, meaning a “fact of not depending on others or another, self-support and self-government.”