English noun: liberation |
1. | liberation (act) the act of liberating someone or something |
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| Synonyms | freeing, release |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accomplishment, achievement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | clearing, deregulating, deregulation, disentanglement, emancipation, extrication, jail delivery, manumission, parole, probation, relief, unsnarling, untangling |
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2. | liberation (act) the attempt to achieve equal rights or status |
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| Samples | She worked for women's liberation.
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| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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3. | liberation (act) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
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| Synonyms | discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, release, sack, sacking |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | conge, congee, deactivation, dishonorable discharge, honorable discharge, inactivation, removal, Section Eight, superannuation |
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