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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•o•li•tion /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished, esp. the legal termination of slavery in the U.S.
ab•o•li•tion•ism, n. [uncountable]ab•o•li•tion•ist, n. [countable], adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•o•li•tion (ab′ə lish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of abolishing:the abolition of war.
- the state of being abolished;
annulment;
abrogation:the abolition of unjust laws; the abolition of unfair taxes. - American Historythe legal prohibition and ending of slavery, esp. of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
- Latin abolitiōn- (stem of abolitiō), equivalent. to abolit(us) effaced, destroyed, past participle of abolēre (compare abolish) + -iōn- -ion
- 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged, 2. annihilation, eradication, elimination; nullification, invalidation, revocation, repeal.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged establishment.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abolition /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/ n - the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment
- (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
- (often capital) (in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin abolitio, from abolēre to destroyˌaboˈlitionary adj ˌaboˈlitionism n ˌaboˈlitionist n , adj |