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abdication
- /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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First attested in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō. By surface analysis, abdicate + -ion.
noun abdications
- The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
- The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power. abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
- The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
- The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
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noun the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder
| Español | abdicación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 퇴위 toewi |
| 日本語 | 退位 |
| 中文 | 退位 tuìwèi |
| Português | abdicação |
| Français | abdication |
| Deutsch | Abdankung |
| Italiano | abdicazione |
| Ελληνικά | παραίτηση paraítisi |
| Română | abdicare |
| Русский | отрече́ние otrečénije, абдика́ция abdikácija |
| Tiếng Việt | thoái vị |
| العربية | تَنَازُل tanāzul |
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title = {abdication},
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