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disengagement |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disengagement \Dis`en*gage"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- + engagement: cf F. d['e]sengagement.] 1. The act of disengaging or setting free or the state of being disengaged. It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses --Transl. of Lavoisier A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W. Jones. 2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure. Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment. --Bp. Butler. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disengagement n 1: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn: {detachment}] 2: to break off a military action with an enemy [syn: {fallback}, {pullout}]
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