Complete Definition of "emancipation"

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Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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#The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
#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.

Related terms
emancipate
emancipator

Translations
trans-top|The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
Finnish: vapauttaminen, vapautus
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Kurdish: KUchar|�زگار�
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