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ab•di•ca•tion
(ab′di kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act or state of abdicating;
renunciation.
- Latin abdicātiōn- (stem of abdicātiō). See abdicate, -ion
- 1545–55
'abdication' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Doorn
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- Ferdinand I
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- Leopold III
- Marie Louise
- Moray
- Romanov
- Umberto II
- Wilhelmina I
- demise
- demission
- resignation