OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 123

abandonment

/əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abandonamiento • abandono • dejación • desamparo
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
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