liberation

[ lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

  2. the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

Origin of liberation

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin līberātiōn-, stem of līberātiō; equivalent to liberate + -ion

Other 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

liberation

/ (ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a liberating or being liberated

  2. 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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