单词 | abolition |
释义 | Word Frequency abolition(ˌæbəˈlɪʃən) noun 1. the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment 2. (often capital) (in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce 3. (often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865 Derived forms abolitionary (ˌaboˈlitionary) adjective abolitionism (ˌaboˈlitionism) noun abolitionist (ˌaboˈlitionist) noun, adjective Word origin C16: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroy |
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