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abolition

  • noun
  • /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.

Other meanings

  1. The state of being abolished.

  2. The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.

Related words

  • abolitional
  • abolitionary
  • abolitiondom
  • abolitionise
  • abolitionistic
  • abolitionize
  • nonabolition
  • reabolition
  • abolitionism
  • abolitionist
  • proabolition
  • proabolitionist

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