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Word: Captive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaptɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined
Short Definition:prisoner
Examples:- the captives were freed after the kidnappers told them a ransom had been paid
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