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Webster 1913 Edition

Liberation

Libˊer-a′tion

(lĭbˊẽr-ā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
liberatio
: cf. F.
libération
. Cf.
Livraison
.]
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
This mode of analysis requires perfect
liberation
from all prejudged system.
Pownall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Liberation

LIBERA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. liberatio.] The act of delivering from restraint, confinement or slavery.

Definition 2024

liberation

liberation

See also: libération

English

Noun

liberation ‎(plural liberations)

  1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  2. The process of striving to achieve equal rights and status.

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External links

  • liberation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • liberation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem ‎(“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus ‎(“set free”); see liberate.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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