disengagement: Meaning and Definition of

dis•en•gage•ment

Pronunciation: (dis"en-gāj'munt), [key]
— n.
  1. the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
  2. freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.
  3. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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