Definition of liberation
1 : the act of liberating : the state of being liberated
2 : a movement seeking equal rights and status for a group women's liberation
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Examples of liberation in a Sentence
The liberation of the city took weeks.
the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War
Recent Examples of liberation from the Web
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Symbols of liberation and lost causes are everywhere, telling rival stories, like the Greek Revival plantation houses, with their white columns and pediments out front, and their former slave cabins calling quietly from the back.
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And with Mosul’s liberation, more Iraqis are eager for elections in September.
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The image, a symbol of the Confederate flag, appears in the colors of the Pan-African liberation movement, black, green and red.
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Finding a backdrop from which to celebrate the liberation of Mosul will be difficult, though.
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For Scott, the suggestion reflected her character’s joy and feeling of liberation at that point in the film.
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In this—as is true of other civil-rights victories that were the bedrock of the 50s and 60s liberation movement, like education and voting rights—a central tenet of American freedom now finds itself in danger of simply vanishing.
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Though the city is on the brink of its full liberation from ISIS, a vast portion of the city has been shattered.
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But liberation did not come quickly: ISIS was positioned in their front yard.
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First Known Use of liberation
15th century
LIBERATION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of liberation for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of freeing someone or something from another's control : the act of liberating someone or something
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: the removal of traditional social or sexual rules, attitudes, etc.
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