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liberation

/ˌlɪˌbɝˈeɪʃən/

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What does liberation mean?

noun

  1. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  2. Synonym of conquest or theft.
  3. The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌlɪˌbɝˈeɪʃən/

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In this citizenship of the universe consists man's true freedom, and his liberation from the thraldom of narrow hopes and fears.
Bertrand RussellThe Problems of PhilosophyProject Gutenberg ebook #5827
On the day following his liberation, he saw, at Grasse, in front of an orange-flower distillery, some men engaged in unloading bales.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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Lastly, with yet another tube wherein the column of sand measured sixty centimeters, I obtained the liberation of only a single fly.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
Pardon, or conditional liberation, or the serving of the full punishment, are all left at present to the chance of a blind official routine.
Enrico FerriCriminal SociologyProject Gutenberg ebook #477
By means of systematic exercise, combined with deep breathing, the liberation and distribution of electromagnetic energies in the system are also greatly promoted.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273