- INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
- a declaration made July 4, 1776, by the North American States declaring their independence of Great Britain.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
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Declaration of Independence — Declaration Dec la*ra tion, n. [F. d[ e]claration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Declaration — Dec la*ra tion, n. [F. d[ e]claration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence, n. (Amer. Hist.) The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. [PJC] Note: The Declaration of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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independence — /in di pen deuhns/, n. 1. Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent. 2. freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others. 3. Archaic. a competency. [1630 40; INDEPEND(ENT) + ENCE] Syn. 1. See freedom.… … Universalium
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declaration — /dek leuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of declaring; announcement: a declaration of a dividend. 2. a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation: a declaration of war. 3. something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed. 4. a document… … Universalium
