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renunciation
[ ri-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]
/ rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /
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noun
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
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Origin of renunciation
OTHER WORDS FROM renunciation
re·nun·ci·a·tive, re·nun·ci·a·to·ry [ri-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -shee-uh-], /rɪˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ʃi ə-/, adjectivenon·re·nun·ci·a·tion, nounun·re·nun·ci·a·tive, adjectiveun·re·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby renunciation
rent-seeking, rent-stabilized, rent strike, rent table, renunciate, renunciation, renversé, renvoi, Renwick, reo, reoccupy
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British Dictionary definitions for renunciation
renunciation
/ (rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən) /
noun
the act or an instance of renouncing
a formal declaration renouncing something
stock exchange the surrender to another of the rights to buy new shares in a rights issue
Derived forms of renunciation
renunciative or renunciatory, adjectiveWord Origin for renunciation
C14: from Latin renunciātiō a declaration, from renuntiāre to report, renounce
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