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
15th Century
First Known Use of liberation
15th century
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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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