liberation
the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.
Origin of liberation
1Other words from liberation
- lib·er·a·tion·ist, noun
- non·lib·er·a·tion, noun
- post·lib·er·a·tion, adjective
- pre·lib·er·a·tion, noun
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How to use liberation in a sentence
One historian has described the postliberation period as the "only prolonged period of peaceful development" for Bulgaria.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for liberation
/ (ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) /
a liberating or being liberated
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
Derived forms of liberation
- liberationist, noun, adjective
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