emancipation
[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn ]
/ ɪˌmæn səˈpeɪ ʃən /
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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
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emancipation
/ (ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
informal freedom from inhibition and convention
Derived forms of emancipation
emancipationist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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