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emancipation

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e·man·ci·pa·tion  (-mns-pshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of emancipating.
2. The condition of being emancipated.
e·manci·pation·ist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emancipationemancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something
emancipation
noun liberation, freedom, freeing, release, liberty, discharge, liberating, setting free, letting loose, untying, deliverance, unchaining, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering << OPPOSITE slavery
Translations
emancipation [ɪmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] n → emancipación f; liberación f
emancipation [ɪmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] n → émancipation f
emancipation [ɪmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] emancipate n (see vb) → Emanzipation f; Befreiung f; Freilassung f
emancipation [ɪmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] n → emancipazione f


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Mainwaring will storm of course, but you easily pacify him; besides, the most scrupulous point of honour could not require you to wait for HIS emancipation.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
I cannot remember having slept in a bed until after our family was declared free by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
--for- tunate for the cause of negro emancipation, and of universal liberty
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