captivity
[ kap-tiv-i-tee ]
/ kæpˈtɪv ɪ ti /
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noun, plural cap·tiv·i·ties.
the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
(initial capital letter) Babylonian captivity.
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OTHER WORDS FROM captivity
pre·cap·tiv·i·ty, nounsem·i·cap·tiv·i·ty, nounWords nearby captivity
captious, captivate, captive, captive audience, captive market, captivity, captopril, captor, capture, capture beat, captured rotation
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captivity
/ (kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the condition of being captive; imprisonment
the period of imprisonment
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