emancipation
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səˈpeɪ Origin:
1625–35; < Latin ēmancipātiōn- (stem of ēmancipātiō), equivalent to ēmancipāt(us) (see emancipate) + -iōn- -ion
1625–35; < Latin ēmancipātiōn- (stem of ēmancipātiō), equivalent to ēmancipāt(us) (see emancipate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·e·man·ci·pa·tion, noun
pre·e·man·ci·pa·tion, noun
self-e·man·ci·pa·tion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation |
| 2. | informal freedom from inhibition and convention |
| emanci'pationist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
emancipation
1630s, "a setting free," from Fr. émancipation, from L. emancipationem, noun of action from emancipare (see emancipate). Specifically with reference to U.S. slavery from 1785. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, etc.
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Example sentences
The consensus was that, in the slimmest sense, compensated emancipation was possible.
She promoted democracy and women's emancipation.
The question of emancipation has been deeply and candidly pondered.
And yet, as the nineteenth century wore on, emancipation increasingly appeared an illusion.
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