Abdication

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Translations 1.4 Shorthand 1.4.1 Gregg 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Feminine noun 3 Interlingua 3.1 Feminine noun

English

Etymology

Latin abdicatio: compare French abdication; From abdicate + -ion

Noun

abdication

1. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.

Translations

• Finnish: vallasta luopuminen, kruunusta luopuminen
• French: abdication f.
• German: Verzicht
• Interlingua: abdication f.
• Irish: tabhairt suas f. (gs -artha suas)
• Italian: abdicazione f.
• Norwegian: (tron)frasigelse c.
• Novial: abdikatione
• Portuguese: abdicação f.
• Spanish: abdicación f.

Shorthand

Gregg

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS): a - b - d - e - k - a - sh
• (Version: Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - e - k - sh

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ab.di.ka.sjɔ̃/
• SAMPA: /ab.di.ka.sjO~/

Feminine noun

1. abdication

Interlingua

Feminine noun

1. abdication

et:abdication fa:abdication fr:abdication it:abdication pl:abdication ru:abdication fi:abdication zh:abdication