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emancipation

[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of emancipating.
  2. the state or fact of being emancipated. emancipated.


emancipation

/ ɪˌ³¾Ã¦²Ô²õɪˈ±è±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
  2. informal.
    freedom from inhibition and convention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of emancipation1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ŧ³¾²¹²Ô³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ŧ³¾²¹²Ô³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù¾±Å, from ŧ³¾²¹²Ô³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ) “freed from control†(past participle of ŧ³¾²¹²Ô³¦¾±±èÄå°ù±ð “to free from controlâ€; emancipate ) + -¾±Å -ion
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"It is the final step towards emancipation from the post-Soviet sphere of dependence," he added.

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In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln elevated the logic and language of the Declaration of Independence to justify a Union victory, the emancipation of slaves and equality before the law as central to America’s purpose.

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