captivity

[ kap-tiv-i-tee ]
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noun,plural cap·tiv·i·ties.
  1. the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.

  2. (initial capital letter) Babylonian captivity.

Origin of captivity

1
1275–1325; Middle English captivite (<Old French ) <Latin captīvitās.See captive, -ity

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  • pre·cap·tiv·i·ty, noun
  • sem·i·cap·tiv·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for captivity

captivity

/ (kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the condition of being captive; imprisonment

  2. the period of imprisonment

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