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avgång — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abdication noun The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • resignation noun The act of formally giving up a job or position, or the letter announcing it.

Senses

avgång is used for these senses in English:

  • abdication The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
  • resignation The act of resigning.

abdication — full definition

  1. noun The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  2. noun The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
  3. noun The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
  4. noun The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.

departure — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  2. noun A move away from what is usual, expected, or previously planned.

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