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abdication

Pronunciation: /ab.di.ka.sjɔ̃/

“abdication” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. abdication

In French

  1. Action de renoncer à une charge importante. — Se dit en parlant de celui qui abdique et de la chose abdiquée.
  2. Renoncement à ses valeurs, à sa personnalité, à son amour-propre.
  3. Acte par lequel un père privait son fils des droits que celui-ci avait, à ce titre, dans sa succession.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdicātiōnem.

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