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noun the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-der. Proto-Italic *olō Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor.…
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