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Revision as of 20:48, 15 August 2015
English
Etymology
First attested in 1529. Either from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French (deprecated template usage) abolition, or directly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”).[1] Compare French (deprecated template usage) abolition. See abolish.
Pronunciation
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/
Noun
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]
- (deprecated template usage) (historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.][2]
- (deprecated template usage) (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.][2]
- (deprecated template usage) (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.][2]
Usage notes
The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete.
Antonyms
- (act of abolishing): establishment, foundation
Translations
act of abolishing
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abolition of slave trade
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emancipation of slaves
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References
- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abolition”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
- “abolition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
abolition f (plural abolitions)
External links
- “abolition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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