abolitionist
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈæ.bə.lɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/, X-SAMPA: /"{.b@.lISn=.Ist/
- (US) IPA: /ˈæ.bə.lɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/, /ˈæ.bə.lɪʃ.n̩.əst/, X-SAMPA: /{'b@lI"S@n@st/
Adjective [edit]
abolitionist (comparative more abolitionist, superlative most abolitionist)
- (historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
Noun [edit]
abolitionist (plural abolitionists)
- A person who favors the abolition of any institution. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
- (historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
Translations [edit]
person who favors the abolition
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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:
- abolitionist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
