"emancipation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emancipation.wav Forms: emancipations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: 1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|fr|émancipation}} French émancipation, {{der|en|la|ēmancipātiō}} Latin ēmancipātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} emancipation (usually uncountable, plural emancipations)
  1. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Slavery Synonyms (setting free from slavery): manumission Translations (act of setting free from the power of another): эмансіпа́цыя (emansipácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), вызвале́нне (vyzvaljénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), еманципа́ция (emancipácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), emancipació [feminine] (Catalan), ڕزگاری (rizgarî) (Central Kurdish), 解放 (jiěfàng) (Chinese Mandarin), osvobození [neuter] (Czech), emancipace [feminine] (Czech), frigørelse [common-gender] (Danish), frigørelser [plural] (Danish), ontvoogding [feminine] (Dutch), emancipatie [feminine] (Dutch), emancipiĝo (Esperanto), vapauttaminen (Finnish), vapautus (Finnish), émancipation [feminine] (French), emancipación [feminine] (Galician), Emanzipation [feminine] (German), Freilassung [feminine] (German), χειραφέτηση (cheirafétisi) [feminine] (Greek), אמנציפציה (emantsipátsya) [feminine] (Hebrew), felszabadítás (Hungarian), emancipáció (Hungarian), fuascailt [feminine] (Irish), 解放 (kaihō) (alt: かいほう) (Japanese), эмансипация (émansipasiä) (Kazakh), ការអោយរួចជាអ្នកជា (kaa aoy ruəch jie neak jie) (Khmer), emancipācija [feminine] (Latvian), atbrīvošana [feminine] (Latvian), ослободување (osloboduvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), еманципација (emancipacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), emancypacja [feminine] (Polish), wyzwolenie [neuter] (Polish), emancipação [feminine] (Portuguese), emancipare (Romanian), эмансипа́ция (emansipácija) [feminine] (Russian), освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije) [neuter] (Russian), मोक्ष (mokṣa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), emancipación [feminine] (Spanish), manspasi (Sranan Tongo), frigörelse [common-gender] (Swedish), emancipation [common-gender] (Swedish), емансипа́ція (emansypácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), rhyddfreiniad [masculine] (Welsh), עמאַנציפּאַציע (emantsipatsye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-emancipation-en-noun-w-EQwRtm Disambiguation of Slavery: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'setting free from slavery': 64 36 Disambiguation of 'act of setting free from the power of another': 73 27
  2. The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Slavery
    Sense id: en-emancipation-en-noun-Hze-QYQe Disambiguation of Slavery: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sranan Tongo translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Sranan Tongo translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emancipationist, emancipation waist, nonemancipation, postemancipation Related terms: emancipate, emancipator, emancipatoric [nonstandard, rare], emancipatrix

Inflected forms

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      "word": "освобожде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "mokṣa",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मोक्ष"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "emancipación"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "word": "manspasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "frigörelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "emancipation"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "emansypácija",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "емансипа́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvílʹnennja",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зві́льнення"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rhyddfreiniad"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "emantsipatsye",
      "sense": "act of setting free from the power of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "עמאַנציפּאַציע"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Godfrey Leland",
    "emancipation"
  ],
  "word": "emancipation"
}

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