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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Meaning of the word "free"
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:03:17 +0000 (UTC)
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On 23 Nov 2001 05:49:34 -0600, Larry Kilgallen wrote:

> So would you say the English word "free" is overloaded (at least) twice ?

Yes. 

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus [1] gives these alternative words :
chargeless, complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous

So gratis or costless could be used if one wants to clarify.

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