abolitionary

abolitionary
adjective see abolition

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • abolition — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin abolition , abolitio, from abolēre Date: 1529 1. the act of abolishing ; the state of being abolished 2. the abolishing of slavery • abolitionary adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • abolition — /æbəˈlɪʃən / (say abuh lishuhn) noun annulment; abrogation: the abolition of a capital gains tax; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of a means test. {Latin abolitio} –abolitionary, adjective …  

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