abo'litionary
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abolition (ˌæbəˈlɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment |
| 2. | (often capital) (in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce |
| 3. | (often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865 |
| [C16: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy] | |
| abo'litionary | |
| —adj | |
| abo'litionism | |
| —n | |
| abo'litionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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