Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an independent manner; with independence.
  • Apart from or without regard to something else: followed by of: as, independently of being safe, it is more beneficial.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In an independent manner; without control.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an independent manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb apart from others
  • adverb on your own; without outside help

Etymologies

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independent +‎ -ly

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