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free people

n · noun

Simple meaning

"Free People" is a single released in 2015 recorded by Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash.

Pronunciation

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freepeepuhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfɹiˈpipəl

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Word Review

Definition

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n

  1. "Free People" is a single released in 2015 recorded by Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash.

  2. An American bohemian apparel and lifestyle retail company that sells women's clothing, accessories, shoes, intimates, and swimwear.

  3. The (or Κίνημα Ελευθέρων Ανθρώπων, Κ.ΕΛ.ΑΝ.; KELAN) a political party founded in February 2021 by journalist Giorgos Tragas.

noun

  1. People who are free

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: "Free People" is a single released in 2015 recorded by Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash.

Used this way, free people is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

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