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Liberation

//ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. countable, uncountable

    "The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer."

  2. 2
    the act of liberating someone or something wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of conquest or theft. countable, euphemistic, ironic, uncountable
  4. 4
    the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) wordnet
  5. 5
    The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression. countable, uncountable

    "women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation..."

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  1. 6
    the attempt to achieve equal rights or status wordnet

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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