"stand-alone" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/
Etymology: stand + alone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stand|alone}} stand + alone Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stand-alone (not comparable)
  1. Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: freestanding Translations (operating without additions or assistance): самасто́йны (samastójny) (Belarusian), самостоятелен (samostojatelen) (Bulgarian), отделен (otdelen) (Bulgarian), samostatný [masculine] (Czech), soběstačný [masculine] (Czech), autonome (French), autónomo (Galician), selbstständig (German), eigenständig (German), autark (German), önálló (Hungarian), komplett (Hungarian), قائم به خود (Persian), مستقل (Persian), autonomiczny [masculine] (Polish), samodzielny [masculine] (Polish), niezależny [masculine] (Polish), de sine stătător (Romanian), автоно́мный (avtonómnyj) (Russian), самостоя́тельный (samostojátelʹnyj) (Russian), самодоста́точный (samodostátočnyj) (Russian), autónomo (Spanish), fristående (Swedish), самості́йний (samostíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stand-alone-en-adj-2ysbUymw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 16 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: standalone

Noun

IPA: /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/ Forms: stand-alones [plural]
Etymology: stand + alone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stand|alone}} stand + alone Head templates: {{en-noun}} stand-alone (plural stand-alones)
  1. (rare) A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-stand-alone-en-noun-xJXXXfIp
  2. (by extension) Something that is not a part of some series or sequence. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-stand-alone-en-noun-0g0UwkZ5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: standalone

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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