"libre" meaning in French

See libre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /libʁ/ Forms: libres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French libre, from Old French libre, semi-learned form of livre (ca. 1200), from Latin līber (“free”), from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|libre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French libre, {{inh+|fr|frm|libre}} Inherited from Middle French libre, {{inh|fr|fro|libre}} Old French libre, {{der|fr|la|līber||free}} Latin līber (“free”), {{der|fr|itc-ola|loeber}} Old Latin loeber, {{der|fr|itc-pro|*louðeros}} Proto-Italic *louðeros, {{der|fr|ine-pro||*h₁lewdʰ-er-os}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os Head templates: {{fr-adj}} libre (plural libres)
  1. free, at liberty
    Sense id: en-libre-fr-adj-XfMyjUOt
  2. clear, free, vacant
    Sense id: en-libre-fr-adj-xJPNueOM
  3. free, without obligation
    Sense id: en-libre-fr-adj-z1MMr~mh
  4. (sports) freestyle Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-libre-fr-adj-HVYgAHA0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 6 82 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1946, Jean-Paul Sartre, L’existentialisme est un humanisme^(https://psychaanalyse.com/pdf/L%20EXISTENTIALISME%20EST%20UN%20HUMANISME%20-%20JEAN-PAUL%20SARTRE%201970%20(14%20Pages%20-%20106%20Ko).pdf); English translation by Philip Mairet, transl., Existentialism is a Humanism, 1956:",
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          "ref": "1946, Jean-Paul Sartre, L’existentialisme est un humanisme^(https://psychaanalyse.com/pdf/L%20EXISTENTIALISME%20EST%20UN%20HUMANISME%20-%20JEAN-PAUL%20SARTRE%201970%20(14%20Pages%20-%20106%20Ko).pdf); English translation by Philip Mairet, transl., Existentialism is a Humanism, 1956:",
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