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Emancipation Proclamation: Meaning and Definition of

Emancipa'tion Proclama"tion

Pronunciation: [key]
— U.S. Hist. U.S. Hist.
  1. the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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