different between reversal vs abolition

English

Etymology

reverse +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??(?)s?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?l

Noun

reversal (countable and uncountable, plural reversals)

1. The state of being reversed.
2. An instance of reversing.
3. A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.

Usage notes

Reversal of trains often takes place at a terminus, where the driver walks to the cab at the other end of the train; if hauled by a locomotive, that moves to the other end if the train if the train has no driving cab at the other end.

Synonyms

• reversion

Translations

Adjective

reversal (not comparable)

1. Intended to reverse; implying reversal.

   • For after his death there were reversal letters found among his papers from the Duke of Anjou

Derived terms

• reversalism
• reversalist
• reversality
• reversally

Anagrams

• ravelers, slaverer

Spanish

Adjective

reversal (plural reversales)

1. used to describe a type of diplomatic note

Usage notes

• It is used almost exclusively in the terms carta reversal or nota reversal

English

Etymology

First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin aboliti?, from abole? (“destroy”). Compare French abolition. Equivalent to abolish +? -tion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.??l??.n?/

Noun

abolition (plural abolitions)

1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation [First attested around the early 16^th century.]

2. The state of being abolished
3. (historical, often capitalised, Britain, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18^th century.]
4. (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18^th century.]
5. (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17^th century to the early 19^th century.]

Usage notes

The sense "amnesty", and in general any reference to "abolition of" a person, is now obsolete or unusual.

Antonyms

• (act of abolishing): establishment, foundation

Derived terms

• abolitionism
• abolitionist

Translations

References

• abolition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Latin abolitionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.b?.li.sj??/

Noun

abolition f (plural abolitions)

1. abolition

Derived terms

• abolitionnisme
• abolitionniste

Related terms

• abolir

Further reading

• “abolition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).