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   liberation

   /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release: "the liberation of all political prisoners" Similar freeingreleasedischargedeliverancesalvationrescuereliefextricationsetting freeloosingunloosingunshacklingunfetteringunchaininguntyingunbindingfreedomlibertyemancipationransomlaissez-allerhistorical:manumissionrare:disenthralmentfreedomequalityequal rightsnon-discriminationemancipationenfranchisementindependenceOpposite confinementslaverysubjugationoppression
   • ▪ freedom from limits on thought or behaviour: "the struggle for women's liberation"

   Derivatives

   • 1. liberationist noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • L

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   • I

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   • B

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   • E

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   • R

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   • A

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   • T

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   • I

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   • O

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