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Captivity

//kæpˈtɪvɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being captive. countable, uncountable

    "held in captivity"

  2. 2
    the state of being a slave wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of people/beings captive. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    the state of being imprisoned wordnet
  5. 5
    The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved. countable, uncountable

    "long captivity"

Etymology

From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.

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