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emancipation

[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn ]
/ ɪˌmƦn sÉ™ĖˆpeÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
the act of emancipating.
the state or fact of being emancipated.

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Origin of emancipation

1625–35; <Latin ēmancipātiōn- (stem of ēmancipātiō), equivalent to ēmancipāt(us) (see emancipate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM emancipation

nonĀ·eĀ·manĀ·ciĀ·paĀ·tion, nounpreĀ·eĀ·manĀ·ciĀ·paĀ·tion, nounself-eĀ·manĀ·ciĀ·paĀ·tion, noun
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How to use emancipation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for emancipation

emancipation
/ (ɪˌmƦnsɪˈpeÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

noun
the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
informal freedom from inhibition and convention

Derived forms of emancipation

emancipationist, noun
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