liberation
Americannoun
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the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
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the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.
noun
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a liberating or being liberated
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the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against
women's liberation
animal liberation
Other Word Forms
- liberationist noun
- nonliberation noun
- postliberation adjective
- preliberation noun
Etymology
Origin of liberation
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin līberātiōn-, stem of līberātiō; equivalent to liberate + -ion
Example Sentences
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Unlike prior circumstances, such as after “liberation day” when stocks staged a rapid recovery, the market may struggle to bounce back this time, especially if oil stays above $100 a barrel for some time.
From MarketWatch
Merz replied that Germans owed a debt to Americans as in the long run "this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
From Barron's
Maybe we would still be in Holland when liberation came.
From Literature
She reminisces on a childhood growing up in a repressive household during the 1960s, when second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement were just starting to achieve legitimacy.
From Salon
Retail investors who earned respect on Wall Street last year for buying the “liberation day” dip and other pullbacks have pressed pause on their stock buying as the Middle East conflict deepens.
From MarketWatch
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