DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

declaration; resolution; resolve (a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)

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