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1. The act of liberating someone or something
   - release, freeing
    
2. The attempt to achieve equal rights or status
   "she worked for women's liberation"
    
3. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
   - dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, release, sack, sacking, heave-ho [informal], chuck [Brit, informal], the axe [informal], severance, the boot [informal], the chop [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: liberations

Type of: accomplishment, achievement, attempt, conclusion, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], ending, termination, try

Encyclopedia: Liberation