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slav·er·y
 slavery
- pronunciation:
- sleI
v
ri
[or]
sleIv
ri
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the ownership of one or more persons by another or others; bondage.
The Civil War brought an end to slavery in the United States.- synonyms:
- enslavement
- similar words:
- bondage, chain
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| definition 2: |
the state or condition of being a slave.
Conquered people were often taken into slavery during Roman times.- synonyms:
- bondage, chains, servitude, thralldom, vassalage
- antonyms:
- freedom, liberty
- similar words:
- control
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| definition 3: |
oppressive work.
They endured a life of slavery in the coal mines.- synonyms:
- drudgery, grind, moil, toil, travail
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| definition 4: |
an addiction to or extreme dependence upon something.
He was in slavery to his immense appetite.- synonyms:
- bondage, servitude
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| related words: |
dependence, drudgery, toil, travail, yoke |
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