emancipation

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Emancipation is defined as being set free from something.

(noun)

  1. When an era of censorship ends and ideas about political freedom can suddenly be shared, this is an example of emancipation.
  2. When the slaves were freed by Lincoln, this is an example of emancipation.

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See emancipation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or an instance of emancipating.
  2. The condition of being emancipated.

Related Forms:

  • e·manˌci·paˈtion·ist noun

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