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liberation

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lib⋅er⋅a⋅tion

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

Related forms:
lib⋅er⋅a⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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lib·er·a·tion   (lĭb'ə-rā'shən)   
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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