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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmancipation
/ɪˌmæn.sɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
"The twentieth century was marked by the struggle for the emancipation of women." - 2
The freeing of someone from slavery.
"The Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'emancipatio', stemming from 'e-' (out of) and 'mancipium' (ownership, slaves), originally referring to the formal release of a son or slave from patriarchal power in ancient Roman law. Over centuries, the term evolved to broadly encompass the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Emancipation" is said worldwide
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émancipation
Transliteration: ay-mahn-see-pahs-yohn
"L'émancipation des peuples est un droit fondamental."
Emanzipation
Transliteration: ay-mahn-tsee-pah-tsyohn
"Die Emanzipation führte zu mehr Gleichberechtigung."
emancipazione
Transliteration: eh-mahn-chee-pah-tsee-oh-neh
"L'emancipazione sociale richiede tempo e sforzi."
emancipación
Transliteration: eh-mahn-see-pah-syohn
"La emancipación de la mujer transformó la sociedad moderna."
emancipação
Transliteration: ee-mahn-see-pah-sow
"A emancipação dos escravos ocorreu no final do século XIX."
मुक्ति
Transliteration: mukti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समाज में हर व्यक्ति की मुक्ति आवश्यक है।"
解放
Transliteration: jiěfàng
Script: 中文汉字
"思想解放是社会进步的先导。"
해방
Transliteration: haebang
Script: 한국어 한글
"역사는 인간의 끊임없는 해방의 과정이다."
解放
Transliteration: kaihō
Script: 日本語
"個人の解放は近代社会の主要な目標である。"
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