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independence (n.)[independence 词源字典]: 1630s; see independent + -ence. Earlier in same sense was independency (1610s). U.S. Independence Day (July 4) recorded under that name by 1791. An Old English word for it was selfdom, with dom "law."[independence etymology, independence origin, 英语词源]