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abolitionism

noun
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/US

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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English abolitionism From abolition + -ism.

  1. derived from -ism English abolitionism From abolition + -ism
  2. derived from *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✻
  3. derived from ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-der
  4. derived from *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder✻

Definitions

  1. Support for the abolition of something

    Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.

    • Abolitionism is still a powerful philosophy among contemporary feminists, both in the West and in the developing world.

  2. Support for the abolition of slavery.

The neighborhood

Derived

anti-abolitionism, antiabolitionism

Vish — recursive loop

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