"abrogation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ [UK, US], [ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩] [UK, US], /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ [General-Australian], [ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃn̩] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abrogation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abrogations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|abrogation}} Middle French abrogation, {{der|en|la|abrogātiō||repealed}} Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abrogation (countable and uncountable, plural abrogations)
  1. The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: abrogationism, abrogationist Translations (act of abrogating): ἀθέτησις (athétēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), إِلْغَاء (ʔilḡāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), indargabetze (Basque), abrogació [feminine] (Catalan), afschaffing [masculine] (Dutch), intrekking [masculine] (Dutch), opheffing [masculine] (Dutch), ongeldigverklaring [masculine] (Dutch), abrogación [feminine] (Galician), Abschaffung [feminine] (German), Aufhebung [feminine] (German), Abolition [feminine] (German), Niederschlagung [feminine] (German), Abrogation [feminine] [law] (German), Zurücknahme [feminine] (German), Kündigung [feminine] (German), Annullierung [feminine] (German), Annullieren [neuter] (German), ακύρωση (akýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), κατάργηση (katárgisi) [feminine] (Greek), pembatalan (Indonesian), aisghairm [feminine] (Irish), abrogazione [feminine] (Italian), abrogacja [feminine] (Polish), ab-rogação [feminine] (Portuguese), abrugaziôn [feminine] (Romagnol), abrogación [feminine] (Spanish), yürürlükten kaldırma (Turkish), feshetme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-abrogation-en-noun-e5LhltXR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Greek terms with redundant script codes

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