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abolitionism.

Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/US

  1. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Support for the abolition of prisons.

    countable · uncountable

  3. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.

    countable · uncountable

  4. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.

    countable · uncountable

  5. Support for the abolition of slavery.

    US · countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti 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. English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English abolitionism From abolition + -ism.

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