abolition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- /əˈbɔː.lɪ.ʃən/ (India)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
Meanings
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The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
He also formulated at this early stage the idea of socialism, not as the replacement of one type of political life by another but as the abolition of politics altogether.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 130:The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
- The state of being abolished.
- (UK, US, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
- (Australia, capitalized, historical, often) The ending of convict transportation.
- (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abolitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
abolitionise · proabolitionist · abolitional · abolitionist · abolitionism · abolitiondom · proabolition · reabolition · abolitionary · abolitionize · nonabolition · abolitionistic
Synonyms
annulment · devalidation · invalidation · termination · deauthentication · abolition · revocation · cancellation · nullification · abrogation · vitiation · revocation · devalidation · annulment · renunciation
Translations (66)
la abolitiō (act of abolishing) · nl abolitie (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · sv avskaffande (act of abolishing) · es abolición (act of abolishing) · ro abolire (act of abolishing) · la interitus (act of abolishing) · ro abolirea sclaviei (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · el κατάργηση (act of abolishing) · hi उन्मूलन (act of abolishing) · bg премахване (act of abolishing) · sh аболи́ција (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · nb abolisjonisme (act of abolishing) · hu rabszolga-felszabadítás (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · sh укидање (act of abolishing) · fi mitätöinti (act of abolishing) · sh abolícija (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · fi kumoaminen (act of abolishing) · cmn 廢除奴隸制 /废除奴隶制 (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · nl afschaffing (act of abolishing) · nb abolisjonisme (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · ota لغو (act of abolishing) · fi orjakaupan lakkauttaminen (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · bg отменяне (act of abolishing) · hu a rabszolgaság eltörlése (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · ja 撤廃 (act of abolishing) · hu eltörlés (act of abolishing) · ja 廃止 (act of abolishing) · es abolición (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · sh ukinuće (act of abolishing) · cmn 取消 (act of abolishing) · ota ابطال (act of abolishing) · ar اِبْطَال (act of abolishing) · fi orjien vapauttaminen (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · id abolisi (act of abolishing) · cmn 禁止 (act of abolishing) · sv upphävande (act of abolishing) · sh ukidanje (act of abolishing) · pt abolição (act of abolishing) · ru отме́на (act of abolishing) · fi orjuuden lakkauttaminen (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · ca abolició (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · nb avskaffelse (act of abolishing) · sv abolition (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · pt abolição (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · de Aufhebung (act of abolishing) · cmn 廢奴 /废奴 (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · ar إِلْغَاء (act of abolishing) · cmn 廢止 /废止 (act of abolishing) · nl opheffing (act of abolishing) · vi bãi nô (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) · fr abolition (act of abolishing) · ca abolició (act of abolishing) · it abolizione (act of abolishing) · arz إلغاء (act of abolishing) · de Abschaffung (act of abolishing) · hy լուծարում (act of abolishing) · ka გაუქმება (act of abolishing) · rgn abuliziôn (act of abolishing) · sh укинуће (act of abolishing) · hy ոչնչացում (act of abolishing) · cmn 廢除 /废除 (act of abolishing) · arz إبطال (act of abolishing) · fi lakkauttaminen (act of abolishing) · hy վերացում (act of abolishing) · ht abolisyon (act of abolishing) · da afskaffelse (act of abolishing)