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Word: Captivity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’ (see captive)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kapˈtɪvɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the condition of being imprisoned or confined
Short Definition:condition of being imprisoned or confined
Examples:- he was released after 865 days in captivity
- the third month of their captivity passed
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