liberation

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

Definition of liberation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
    “The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.”
    “People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
    “The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.”
    “People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.”
  2. (countable, euphemistic, ironic, uncountable)Synonym of conquest or theft.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
    “women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion.

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