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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesémancipation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ay-mahn-see-pahs-yohn
"L'émancipation des peuples est un droit fondamental."
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', originating from 'e-' (out of) + 'mancipium' (ownership, slaves). Historically used in Roman law for releasing a son or slave from patria potestas (paternal power), the term evolved in modern eras to signify the freeing of someone from social, political, or legal 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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