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Voluntary

Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.

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Freewill 84% connected

Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering.

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Freewill 84% connected

Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering.

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Self-imposed 84% connected

Voluntarily taken on one's self; as, self-imposed tasks.

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Self-imposed 84% connected

Voluntarily taken on one's self; as, self-imposed tasks.

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Volunteer 84% connected

One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.

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Volunteer 84% connected

One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.

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Wilful 84% connected

Alt. of Wilfulness

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Wilful 84% connected

Alt. of Wilfulness

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Willful 84% connected

Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.

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Willful 84% connected

Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder.

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Willing 84% connected

of Will

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Willing 84% connected

of Will

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Postlude 76% connected

A voluntary at the end of a service.

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Broader term 1

Solo 76% connected

A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

See also 6

Conscious 66% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Conscious 66% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Volunteer 92% connected

One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.

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