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liberation
noun [U] /ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/Definition
C1 an occasion when something or someone is released or made free: the liberation of France from Nazi occupation Leaving school was such a liberation for me.Freedom to actOpportunity › used to refer to activities connected with removing the disadvantages experienced by particular groups within society: the women's liberation (informal lib) movement animal liberation organizationsFreedom to actOpportunity
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- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
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