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abolition

noun
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-der. Proto-Italic *olō Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.

  1. derived from aboleo
  2. derived from aboliss-
  3. inherited from abolisshen
  4. formed as abolition — “abolish + -tion”

Definitions

  1. The act of abolishing

    The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.

    • the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
    • The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.

  2. The state of being abolished.

  3. The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The ending of convict transportation.

    2. An amnesty

      An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

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