emancipation — the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən/
Example Sentences
- After years of pocket money slavery, his graduation meant financial emancipation from his parents.
- The Emancipation Proclamation freed millions of enslaved people in 1863.
- Her emancipation from social media addiction gave her more time for real relationships.
emancipation
NOUN[/ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən/]
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
The proclamation of emancipation finally set the workers free from the plantation.
Emancipation builds a nation through creation!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin emancipatio, a legal procedure in ancient Rome by which a father formally released his son from paternal authority, granting him independence. The term metaphorically described the act of freeing someone from the father's control, much like releasing them from his hand.
Breakdown
e- (out) + mancipare (to transfer ownership, from manus 'hand') + -tion (noun suffix denoting action or process).
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📝Examples
“After years of pocket money slavery, his graduation meant financial emancipation from his parents.”
“The Emancipation Proclamation freed millions of enslaved people in 1863.”
“Her emancipation from social media addiction gave her more time for real relationships.”
“The teenager's emancipation from his helicopter parents happened when he moved to college.”
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