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Word: Abdication
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘the action of disowning a person’): probably from Latin abdicatio(n-), from the verb abdicare (see abdicate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌabdɪˈkeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of abdicating or renouncing the throne
Short Definition:act of abdicating or renouncing throne
Examples:- Edward VIII did not marry until after his abdication
Definition:
failure to fulfil a responsibility or duty
Short Definition:failure to fulfil responsibility or duty
Examples:- we can't allow such an important cause to be undermined by such an abdication of responsibility
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