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Pronunciation / Transliteration: abdanken
"Der König beschloss, zugunsten seines Sohnes abzudanken."
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To renounce or relinquish a throne, high office, or responsibility.
"The king decided to abdicate the throne in favor of his eldest son."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 15th century (in the sense 'renounce, reject'): from Latin abdicat- 'disowned, renounced', from the verb abdicare, from ab- 'away, from' + dicare 'proclaim'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abdicate" is said worldwide
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abdiquer
Transliteration: abdiquer
"Le roi a décidé d'abdiquer en faveur de son fils."
abdanken
Transliteration: abdanken
"Der König beschloss, zugunsten seines Sohnes abzudanken."
abdicare
Transliteration: abdicare
"Il re ha deciso di abdicare a favore di suo figlio."
abdicar
Transliteration: abdicar
"El rey decidió abdicar en favor de su hijo."
abdicar
Transliteration: abdicar
"O rei decidiu abdicar em favor do seu filho."
त्याग करना
Transliteration: tyag karna
"राजा ने अपने बेटे के पक्ष में सिंहासन छोड़ने का फैसला किया।"
退位
Transliteration: tuìwèi
"国王决定退位让位给他的儿子。"
퇴위하다
Transliteration: toewihada
"왕은 아들을 위해 왕위에서 물러나기로 결심했다."
退位する
Transliteration: taiisuru
"国王は息子のために退位することを決意した。"
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