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Etymology[]

The use of emancipation to refer to anti-slavery, abolitionism, is attributed to Charles Godfrey Leland.[1]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /ɨˈmænsɨˈpejʃnˌ/
    Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun[]

Singular
Emancipation

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Emancipation ({{{1}}})

  1. The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
  2. The state of being thus set free; liberation; used of slaves, minors, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjection.
    US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

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  1. Farrar, Stewart (1998). "Foreword". in Mario Pazzaglini. Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, A New Translation. Blaine, Washington: Phoenix Publishing, Inc.. pp. 13–21. ISBN 0-919345-34-4.

Swedish[]

Noun[]

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  1. emancipation

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