ABOLITION
\ˌabəlˈɪʃən], \ˌabəlˈɪʃən], \ˌa_b_ə_l_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ABOLITION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
By Princeton University
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the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of abolishing; extinction.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A word, often employed, especially by the French, to express the complete suspension of any symptom or function. Abolition of the sight, e. g. is the complete loss of sight.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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