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liber
Latin · ancient
"free"
free
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liberalis
Latin · ancient
"of freedom, generous"
of freedom, befitting a free person, generous, from liber
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liberal
Old French · medieval
"generous and open-minded"
carried into French for someone generous and open-minded
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liberal
English · 1300s
"open-minded and supportive of individual freedom and progress"
settled as the English word for open-minded, generous, and supportive of individual freedom
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