independences
- 1Plural of independence.
The map traced the independences of former colonies across two centuries.
Several Latin American independences followed within a few years of one another.
Note
A plural exists because independence can be counted as well as massed. In everyday use the word names a condition and needs no plural. The -s appears only when separate, bounded instances are in view, most often the distinct sovereignties that different nations won at different times. Where a single quality is meant, keep the singular: people value their independence, not their independences.
independences is a form of independence
independence, noun: The quality or state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others. Full entry
- Forms
- independenceindependences plural
- Spelling
- independence → independences: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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