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lib·er·a·tion       [lib-uh-rey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
2.the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L līberātiōn- (s. of līberātiō), equiv. to līberāt(us) (see liberate) + -iōn- -ion]

lib·er·a·tion·ist, noun
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lib·er·a·tion       (lĭb'ə-rā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  2. The act or process of trying to achieve equal rights and status.

lib'er·a'tion·ist n.
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liberation

noun
1. the act of liberating someone or something 
2. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation" 
3. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: dismissal

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Liberation

Lib`er*a"tion\ (l[i^]b`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. liberatio: cf. F. lib['e]ration. Cf. Livraison.] The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

This mode of analysis requires perfect liberation from all prejudged system. --Pownall.

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