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Meaning of liber | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B1
[ˈliː.bɛr]

Definitions

  1. free, independent, unrestricted, unchecked, unrestrained, licentious
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. freeman, freewoman
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. open (not decided or settled)
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  4. unbiased (pertains to lawyers)
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  5. exempt, void
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

“Nēmō līber est quī corporī servit.”

No one is free who is a slave to his body.

“Haud istūc rogō. Fuistin līber? — Fuī.”

That isn’t what I’m asking about. Were you a freeman? — I was.

“DĀVUS: Vērum! Vīdī Cantharam / suffarcinātam! MȲSĪS: Dīs Pol habeō grātiam / quom in pariundō aliquot adfuērunt līberae!”

DAVUS: It’s true! I saw Canthara bundling [the baby]! MYSIS (sarcastically): By Pollux, I thank heaven that there were some freewomen present at the birth! (The only mention of “Canthara” implies that she might be a more reliable witness than the enslaved Mysis.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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