deposition C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #11879 Meanings 1 noun The removal of someone from office. So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites corrosionerosionsublimation Word family Derived forms biodepositioncodepositiondepositionaldepositionallyelectrodepositionimmunodepositionmisdepositionnanodepositionneodepositionnondepositionosteodepositionoverdeposition Etymology From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # deposition **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 11879 ## Meanings 1. The removal of someone from office. ## Examples - So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary. ## Antonyms - corrosion - erosion - sublimation ## Derived Forms - biodeposition - codeposition - depositional - depositionally - electrodeposition - immunodeposition - misdeposition - nanodeposition - neodeposition - nondeposition - osteodeposition - overdeposition ## Etymology From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown