🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

abdicación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: abdicación

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Abdication/ˌæb.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La abdicación del rey fue anunciada en la televisión nacional."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The formal act of resigning from, relinquishing, or giving up a throne, high office, or formal responsibility.

    "The unexpected abdication of the monarch threw the royal family into a constitutional crisis."
  2. 2

    The renunciation or abandonment of a duty, obligation, or responsibility.

    "Many critics viewed the government's inaction on the crisis as a complete abdication of leadership."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'abdication' originates from the Latin word 'abdicatio', which means 'to renounce' or 'to disown'. It evolved through Old French before entering the English language in the late 15th century, primarily used in the context of monarchs relinquishing their thrones.

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