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emancipations

The correct spelling is emancipations.

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noun

Say it like: Ema-nsi-pas-hon-s

The correct spelling is emancipations. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence. For example: "US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863."

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US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
  2. 2.The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

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