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abolition

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"Ending a practice"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted abiilnootStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.

Used in a sentence

  • the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
  • The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.

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