Liberal |
Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies. |
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Liberal |
Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver. |
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Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water. |
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Liberal |
Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language. |
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Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic. |
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