absolute
adjective
/æb.səˈluːt/
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/ˈab-/
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/ˈap.sə.lʉʊt/
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/ˈæb.sə.ljuːt/
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/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
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/ˈæb.səˌlut/
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/ˈæp-/
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/ˌæb.səˈlut/
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- Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]
- Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]
- Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. [first attested in the mid 1500s]
- (especially, philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. [first attested in the late 1700s]
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absolut
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absolutely
adverb
/ab-/
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/ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/
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/ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/
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/ˈæb.səˌlut.li/
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/ˌap.səˈlʉʊt.lɪi/
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/ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/
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/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
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- In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
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absolut
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absolutely
interjection
/ab-/
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/ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/
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/ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/
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/ˈæb.səˌlut.li/
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/ˌap.səˈlʉʊt.lɪi/
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/ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/
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/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
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- Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
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absolut,
definitivt
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absolutism
noun
/ˈæb.sə.ljuː.tɪz.m̩/
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/ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/
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/ˈæb.səˌljuˌtɪz.m̩/
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/ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪz.m̩/
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- (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
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absolutism,
envälde,
despotism
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absolution
noun
/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/
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/ˌæb.səˈl(j)u.ʃn̩/
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- The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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absolution,
avlösning
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- An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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avlösning
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absoluteness
noun
/ab.səˈluːt.nəs/
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/ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/
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/ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/
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- (obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
- The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17th century.]
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absoluthet
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