adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/
General-American:/ˈfɹiˌboɹn/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 2
A surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
born free of free parents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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