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emancipación

emancipation

noun eh-man-see-pah-SYOHN Rare
People & Society Values

Origin: From Latin emancipatio (release from paternal authority).

Also means

liberation

Usage Note

Emancipación spans legal, political, and social registers — from the formal emancipation of a minor (emancipación legal) to the liberation of peoples or women (emancipación femenina). The verb is emancipar(se). In Spanish law, a minor can be legally emancipated at 16 under certain conditions.

Examples

"La emancipación de la mujer fue un proceso largo."

Natural Translation

Women's emancipation was a long process.

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