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Definition: Emancipation |
EmancipationNoun1. Freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "emancipation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | EMANCIPATION, n. A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself. He was a slave: at word he went and came; His iron collar cut him to the bone. Then Liberty erased his owner's name, Tightened the rivets and inscribed his own. G.J. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: EmancipationSynonyms: enfranchisement, freedom, liberation, manumission, release. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deliverance | Noun: deliverance, extrication, rescue; reprieve, reprieval; respite; liberation; emancipation; redemption, salvation; riddance; gaol delivery; redeemableness. |
Freedom | Immunity, exemption; emancipation; (liberation); enfranchisement, affranchisement. |
Liberation | Noun: liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement, emancipation; disenthrallment, disenthralment; affranchisement, enfranchisement; manumission; discharge, dismissal. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Emancipation |
| English words defined with "emancipation": Disenthrallment ♦ Emancipatory ♦ KKK, Klan, Ku Klux Klan ♦ Liberty Party. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Emancipation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (emancipation). |
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Screenplays | Well, sir, now that we are rid of that loathsome curmudgeon, you may effect my emancipation. (The Magnificent Seven; writing credit: Josef Anderson; Chris Black) | |
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 | Emancipation Ordinance of Missouri. An ordinance abolishing slavery in Missouri.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emancipation.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Proclamation of emancipation / Richardson (?).Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emancipation Monument, dedicated 1876, Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Emancipation statue, Washington, D.C.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emancipation Day, Richmond, Va.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | An arrival in Camp--under the Proclamation of Emancipation.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Statues and sculpture. Emancipation statue.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet / painted by F.B. Carpenter ; engraved by A.H. Ritchie.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Proclamation of Emancipation.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton | The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation. |
Mortimer J. Adler | Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry. |
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Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1993 | But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | United action, of the leading civilised countries at least, is one of the first conditions for the emancipation of the proletariat. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1890) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Rwanda | Two years later, the Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement (PARMEHUTU) won an overwhelming victory in a UN-supervised referendum. (references) |
Central African Republic | The assembly in C.A.R. was led by Barthelemy Boganda, a Catholic priest who also was known for his forthright statements in the French Assembly on the need for African emancipation. (references) | |
Russia | Russian cities were growing without an industrial base to generate employment, although emancipation of the serfs in 1861 foreshadowed urbanization and rapid industrialization late in the century. (references) | |
Women | Macedonia | Women's advocacy groups include the Humanitarian Association for the Emancipation, Solidarity, and Equality of Women; the Union of Associations of Macedonian Women; and the League of Albanian Women. (references) |
Libya | In general the emancipation of women is a generational phenomenon: Urban women under the age of 35 tend to have more "modern" attitudes toward life and have discarded the traditional veil; at the same time, older urban women tend to be more reluctant to give up the veil or traditional attitudes toward family and employment. (references) | |
Worker Rights | India | There are roughly 80 NGO's in 10 states around the country working for the emancipation and rehabilitation of women and children trafficked into the sex trade. (references) |
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Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Among the Romans emancipation required but one effort. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | The merchant, the shipmaster, and the manufacturer discovered and disclosed to our statesmen and to the people that commercial emancipation must be added to the political freedom which had been so bravely won. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | I am talking about real and lasting emancipation, because the success of welfare should be judged by how many of its recipients become independent of welfare. |
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| "Emancipation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Emancipation" is used about 461 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 461 | 12,730 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "emancipation": post-emancipation, self-emancipation. | |
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| Language | Translations for "emancipation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | emancipim (liberation), çlirim (acquittance, deliverance, disentanglement, exemption, extrication, liberation, release, rescue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تحرير (freeing, liberation, redaction, release, relief), عتق. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | освобождаване (delivery, discharge, disengagement, disentanglement, dismission, dispensation, disposal, enfranchisement, exemption, extrication, immunity, liberation, remission, rescue, vacation), еманципация. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 解" (liberate, liberated, liberating, liberation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | emancipace. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vapautus (acquittal, clearing procedure, discharge, exemption, liberation, release). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | libération, émancipation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | emanzipation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χειραφέτηση (enfranchisement, liberation, manumission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שחרור (discharge, exemption, liberation, release), אמ ציפצי", "שתחררות (deliverance, demobilization, discharge, liberty, release, relief). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felszabadítás (affranchise, delivery, disengagement, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission, relief), emancipáció. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | emansipasi, kebebasan (freedom, liberty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | emancipazione. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 解" (liberation, release). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かいほう (breakwater, bulletin, circular, circulating letter, coast battery, convalescence, evolution, extraction of roots, good news, idea borne in mind, liberalization, liberation, looking after, nursing, open, release, reply, report, solution, throw open). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | seyrey (absolution, absolve, acquit, acquittal, affranchise, affranchisement, clear, clear from guilt, deliver, discharge, disembarrass, disencumber; exploit; clearing, disengage, dismiss, dismissal, disoblige, dispensation; exploitation, ease, emancipate, enfranchise, exempt, exemption, exonerate, exoneration, free, justification, justify, liberate, liberation, purge, release, relieve, riddance, vindication, vindication act of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emancipationay emancipação (enfranchisement), libertação (acquittal, clear-down, clearing, clearing procedure, deliverance, delivery, discharge, disengagement, engage, escape, exequatur, extrinsic, freedom, liberation, release, relief, relieving, riddance). (various references) emancipare, emancipaţie, eliberare (absolution, deliverance, discharge, disengagement, enfranchisement, issue, liberation, redemption, release, remand, rescue, riddance, vacation), dezrobire (abolition of slavery). (various references) эмансипация. (various references) emancipacija. (various references) emancipación (enfranchisement). (various references) frigörelse (liberation). (various references) การปล"ปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระจากข้อบังคับ. (various references) eşit haklar verme, serbest bırakma (extrication, liberation, release), azat etme (manumission). (various references) звільнення (acquittal, acquittance, affranchisement, amendment, bounce, deliverance, disengagement, dismissal, dismission, ejection, enfranchisement, enlargement, exemption, exoneration, freedom, immunity, liberation, push, quit, quittance, release, remission, remittal), емансипація, повноліття (age, majority). (various references) sự giải phóng (affranchisement, enfranchisement, liberation). (various references) rhyddhad (liberation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "emancipation": emancipationist, emancipationists, emancipations. (additional references) | |
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"Emancipation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amancipation, emacipation, emanciaption, emanciation, emancipatio, emanicipation, emansipation, emmancipation, emunciation, imancipation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "emancipation" (pronounced uma'nsupā"shun) |
| 7 | -s u p ā" sh u n | anticipation, dissipation, participation. |
| 6 | -u p ā" sh u n | constipation, occupation, preoccupation. |
| 5 | -p ā" sh u n | usurpation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-m-n-n-o-p-t" | |
-2 letters: emaciation. | |
-3 letters: animation, antinomic, emanation, impaction, inanimate, inception, nicotiana, nonimpact, poinciana. | |
-4 letters: actiniae, actinian, amanitin, amnionic, amniotic, anatomic, coinmate, epitomic, inaction, maintain, mannitic, monecian, nicotine, nominate, optician, pentomic, pimiento, pointman, pointmen, ptomaine. | |
-5 letters: aconite, actinia, actinon, aeonian, amentia, amniote, anaemic, ancient, animate, animato, anionic, antiman, apnoeic, apomict, campion, cantina, captain, caption, centimo, comitia, coniine, connate, contain, contemn, ectopia, enation, encomia, entopic, epinaoi, impaint, intimae, maintop, manioca, mannite, meiotic, mention, metopic, montane, nematic, nepotic, nicotin, nonmeat, paction, patinae, peacoat, pemican, picante, pimento, pinnace, pinnate, pintano, pontine, potamic, ptomain, tampion, tapioca, timpana, timpani, timpano, tonemic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-m-n-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: emancipations. | |
+3 letters: emancipationist. | |
+4 letters: emancipationists. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 61 6E 63 69 70 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -- .- -. -.-. .. .--. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01100001 01101110 01100011 01101001 01110000 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m a n c i p a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0061 006E 0063 0069 0070 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)397967806975826786758180 |
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