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liberation

lib·er·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lib-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lib-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of liberation word

  • noun liberation the act of liberating or the state of being liberated. 1
  • noun liberation the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group. 1
  • noun liberation The act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release. 1
  • noun liberation act of freeing sb 1
  • noun liberation act of freeing sb 1
  • noun liberation gaining equal rights 1

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Origin of liberation

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin līberātiōn- (stem of līberātiō), equivalent to līberāt(us) (see liberate) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Liberation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

liberation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

liberation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for liberation

noun liberation

  • democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
  • deliverance — Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil.
  • abolition — The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending.
  • sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
  • salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.

Antonyms for liberation

noun liberation

  • captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.

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