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ab·o·li·tion·ism

abolitionism

pronunciation:: ae b lI sh nih zm

part of speech:	noun
definition:	a movement in the United States in the 1800s whose goal was to free the people who were slaves and make slavery against the law. 废奴主义 Abolitionism became a stronger and stronger force in the years before the Civil War.废奴主义在内战之前的几年里变得越来越强大。
derivation:	abolitionist (n.)