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emancipation

[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of emancipating.
  2. the state or fact of being emancipated. emancipated.


emancipation

/ ɪˌæԲɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
  2. informal.
    freedom from inhibition and convention
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳˈ貹پDzԾ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDze·c·貹tDz noun
  • e·c·貹tDz noun
  • -·c·貹tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emancipation1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ŧԳپō-, stem of ŧԳپō, from ŧԳ(ܲ) “freed from control” (past participle of ŧԳ “to free from control”; emancipate ) + -ion
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The Bible had a solution for this: the tradition of Jubilee, a 50-year ritual of debt forgiveness, land restoration and the emancipation of slaves and indentured servants.

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"It is the final step towards emancipation from the post-Soviet sphere of dependence," he added.

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Beginning just before World War One, the novel and its sequels follow Chris from the countryside of her childhood to a big city, touching on class, war, religion and female emancipation.

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This production — full of Kosky’s trademark cross-dressing and buoyant, all-inclusive sexual emancipation — is an intoxicating road map for fulfillment.

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Last year, the 11 members of Omega X won emancipation from their contract following allegations of "unwarranted treatment" by their label.

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