liberation

noun
lib·​er·​a·​tion | \ ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce liberation (audio) \

Definition of liberation

1 : the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2 : a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group women's liberation

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Other Words from liberation

liberationist \ ˌli-​bə-​ˈrā-​sh(ə-​)nist How to pronounce liberationist (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for liberation

Synonyms

emancipation, enfranchisement, freeing, manumission

Antonyms

enslavement

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Examples of liberation in a Sentence

The liberation of the city took weeks. the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War

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The work is about the empowerment and liberation of women. Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Time for a Riot: Camp Fashion at the Met, and a Real Riot at the Stonewall," 31 Aug. 2019 This exhibition gathers work from 1979 until his death in 1983, during which time Cross covered a range of liberation conflicts in Central America. Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: A show about the Santa Monica Airport at the Santa Monica Airport," 30 Aug. 2019 In 1945, my father was a homeless, orphaned teen after Polish concentration camp liberation. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Many homeless just fell on hard times–like my father," 20 Aug. 2019 The week before Paris’ liberation, however, Colonel Rol-Tanguy requisitioned the shelter and transformed it into a Resistance hub, installing a telephone exchange capable of bypassing tapped lines and welcoming operatives in need of a hiding place. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Paris Basement Used as WWII Resistance Headquarters Transformed Into Museum Centerpiece," 19 Aug. 2019 But also, the brightest elements of the ’60s, its art culture, its music culture, the liberation that occurred through the counterculture. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "Connecting Charles Manson’s music to the murders," 14 Aug. 2019 Credit for that goes to a taxidermist named Silas, whose story slithers along underneath the tale of Iris' liberation. Ron Charles, Dallas News, "'The Doll Factory' is a page-turning Victorian thriller," 13 Aug. 2019 Her character gives a raw and riveting soliloquy about female aging and the liberation that comes with it. Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, "'Is 55 Too Old to Go on Tinder?' What Dating Looks Like for the Middle-Aged," 6 Aug. 2019 The Netherlands was also the scene of fierce fighting, both the German invasion in 1940 and the Allied liberation in 1944. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch Dutch 'Magnet Fishermen' Catch a WWII Assault Rifle," 16 July 2019

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First Known Use of liberation

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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liberation

noun

English Language Learners Definition of liberation

: the act or process of freeing someone or something from another's control : the act of liberating someone or something
: the removal of traditional social or sexual rules, attitudes, etc.

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