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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.

emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
2. Informal freedom from inhibition and convention
emancipationist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emancipation - freeing someone from the control of anotheremancipation - 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
Translations
emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] N [of women, slaves] → emancipación f (fig) → liberación f
emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] n [women, minority group] → émancipation f; [slave] → affranchissement m
emancipation
n (lit, fig)Emanzipation f; (of slave)Freilassung f; (of country, people)Befreiung f
emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃn] nemancipazione 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.
I cannot remember having slept in a bed until after our family was declared free by the Emancipation Proclamation.
--for- tunate for the cause of negro emancipation, and of universal liberty
 
 
 
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