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liberation

li·be·ra·tion

UK/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ US/ˌlɪˌbɜrˈeɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of liberating someone or something

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2.

the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

  • “she worked for women”
3.

Origin

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

Phrases

  • animal liberation
  • black liberation
  • gay liberation
  • liberation day
  • liberation theology
  • male liberation
  • queer liberation
  • war of liberation

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