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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
emancipation noun liberation, freedom, freeing, release, liberty, discharge, liberating, setting free, letting loose, untying, deliverance, unchaining, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering the intellectual emancipation of women detention, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, confinement, bondage, servitude, vassalage, thraldom, enthralment Translations emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən] n [women, minority group] → émancipation f; [slave] → affranchissement m emancipation emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃ/ən] n → emancipazione f emancipation [ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃ/ən] n → emancipazione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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