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• Liberal — Lib er*al (l[i^]b [ e]r*al), a. [F. lib[ e]ral, L. liberalis, from liber free; perh. akin to libet, lubet, it pleases, E. lief. Cf. {Deliver}.] 1. Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Liberal education — Liberal Lib er*al (l[i^]b [ e]r*al), a. [F. lib[ e]ral, L. liberalis, from liber free; perh. akin to libet, lubet, it pleases, E. lief. Cf. {Deliver}.] 1. Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• liberal — lib‧e‧ral [ˈlɪbrəl] adjective 1. believing that people should be free to behave as they like, and supporting gradual political and social change: • She has liberal views on such issues as equal education and job opportunities for black and white …   Financial and business terms

• liberal — [[t]lɪ̱bərəl[/t]] ♦♦ liberals 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think. She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception. N COUNT… …   English dictionary

• liberal — 01. My grandmother was very old, but she had quite [liberal] ideas. For example, she thought it was a good idea for young people to live together before getting married. 02. Pesticides are used a little too [liberally] on many commercial farms,… …   Grammatical examples in English

• liberal — lib|e|ral1 W2 [ˈlıbərəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin liberalis, from liber; LIBERTY] 1.) willing to understand and respect other people s ideas, opinions, and feelings ▪ a more liberal attitude towards sexuality ▪ I had… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• liberal — lib|er|al1 [ lıb(ə)rəl ] adjective ** 1. ) accepting different opinions and ways of behaving and tending to be sympathetic to other people: Their views on marriage and divorce tend to be more liberal. a ) believing in social or political change… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• liberal — I UK [ˈlɪb(ə)rəl] / US adjective ** 1) accepting different opinions and ways of behaving and tending to be sympathetic to other people Their views on marriage and divorce are very liberal. a) believing in social or political change if most people …   English dictionary

• liberal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English lēodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• liberal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ leading ▪ bourgeois, middle class ▪ classical, old fashioned, traditional ▪ radical …   Collocations dictionary

• liberal — 1. adjective a) Pertaining to those arts and sciences whose study was considered worthy of a free man (as opposed to , ); worthy, befitting a gentleman. He had a full education studying the liberal arts. b) Generous, bountiful. He was liberal… …   Wiktionary