abolition
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
- First attested in 1529.
- Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”)[1].
- Compare French abolition. See abolish.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abolition (plural abolitions)
- The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc. [First attested around the early 16th century.][2]
- (historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.][2]
- (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.][2]
- (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.][2]
Usage notes [edit]
The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete.
Translations [edit]
act of abolishing
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Abolition of slave trade
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emancipation of slaves
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References [edit]
- ^ 2004 [1998], Elliott K. Dobbie; Dunmore, C. William, et al., Barnhart, Robert K. editor, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Edinburgh, Scotland: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, ISBN 0550142304, page 3-4:
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 6:
- abolition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
abolition f (plural abolitions)
