"-free" meaning in English

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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bilge-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "cage-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "cell-free"
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        {
          "word": "class-free"
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        {
          "word": "content-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "cost-free"
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        {
          "word": "dogfree"
        },
        {
          "word": "DRM-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "fault-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "license-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "noise-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "pollution-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "post-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "royalty-free"
        },
        {
          "word": "rust-free"
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        {
          "word": "shot-free"
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          "word": "side-effect-free"
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          "sense": "free from; without",
          "word": "bez-"
        },
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          "sense": "free from; without",
          "word": "-vrij"
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          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "note": "before the word combined with",
          "sense": "free from; without",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "note": "before the word combined with",
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          "word": "livre de"
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          "sense": "free from; without",
          "word": "-fri"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "free from; without",
          "word": "-sız"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "free from; without",
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      "word": "bilge-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "cage-free"
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      "word": "cell-free"
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    {
      "word": "class-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "content-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "cost-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "dogfree"
    },
    {
      "word": "DRM-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "fault-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "license-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "noise-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "pollution-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "post-free"
    },
    {
      "word": "royalty-free"
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    {
      "word": "rust-free"
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    {
      "word": "shot-free"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "bez-"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-vrij"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "sen-"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "before the word combined with",
      "sense": "free from; without",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-frei"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-mentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "nélküli"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "note": "before the word combined with",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "senza"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-fri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "before the word combined with",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "sem"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "livre de"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bez-",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "без-"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "before voiceless consonants",
      "roman": "bes-",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "бес-"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "before the word combined with",
      "sense": "free from; without",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "before the word combined with",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "libre de"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-fri"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-sız"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "free from; without",
      "word": "-siz"
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