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anti-abolitionism

anti-abolitionism noun: the campaign against the abolition of the slave trade and/or slavery.

Noun

anti-abolitionism (uncountable)

  1. The campaign against the abolition of the slave trade and/or slavery.

Origin of anti-abolitionism

From anti- + abolitionism.

Questions about anti-abolitionism

What does anti-abolitionism mean?
Anti-abolitionism means the campaign against the abolition of the slave trade and/or slavery.
What part of speech is anti-abolitionism?
Anti-abolitionism is a noun.

Words near anti-abolitionism in the dictionary

  1. anthypophora
  2. anti
  3. anti skub
  4. anti'l
  5. anti-
  6. anti-abolitionism
  7. anti-abortion
  8. anti-abortionism
  9. anti-abortionist
  10. anti-abortionists
  11. anti-Abrahamic

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