What does the word abolition mean?
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The act of abolishing; extinction.
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for abolition
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Another novelty well needed would be the abolition of the foot- lights. – Plays by August Strindberg, Second series by August Strindberg
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We rode quietly up to them, and were about to continue on past when one of them yelled: There's that abolition cuss now. – An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) by Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
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Practised as an advocate and notary in Montreal, represented Quebec in the Legislature, 1792, and presented a petition from the citizens of Quebec for the abolition of slavery. – The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various