emancipation
[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuh n ]
/ ɪˌmæn səˈpeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of emancipating.
the state or fact of being emancipated.
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emanant, emanate, emanation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipation, emancipation proclamation, emancipationist, emancipator, emancipatory, emanuel
Origin of emancipation
1625–35; < Latin ēmancipātiōn- (stem of ēmancipātiō), equivalent to ēmancipāt(us) (see emancipate) + -iōn- -ion
Related formsnon·e·man·ci·pa·tion, nounpre·e·man·ci·pa·tion, nounself-e·man·ci·pa·tion, noun
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emancipation
/ (ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
informal freedom from inhibition and convention
Derived Formsemancipationist, noun
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Word Origin and History for emancipation
emancipation
1630s, "a setting free," from French émancipation, from Latin emancipationem (nominative emancipatio), noun of action from past participle stem of emancipare (see emancipate). Specifically with reference to U.S. slavery from 1785. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, etc.
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