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release
noun [C usually sing] (MAKING FREE) /rɪˈlis/Definition
› the act of giving freedom to someone: Diplomatic efforts were underway to secure the release of the two journalists.
(Definition of release noun (MAKING FREE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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