ABOLITION


Meaning of ABOLITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-bə-ˈli-sh ə n ]

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

• ab·o·li·tion·ary -ˈli-sh ə n-ˌer-ē, -ˌe-rē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.