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   slavery

   /ˈsleɪv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being a slave: "thousands had been sold into slavery" Similar bondageenslavementservitudesubjugationthraldomthrallserfdomvassalageenthralmentyokecaptivitybondschainsfettersshackleshistorical:peculiar institutionOpposite freedomlibertyemancipation
   • ▪ the practice or system of owning slaves: "he was resolved to impose a number of reforms, including the abolition of slavery" Similar bondageenslavementservitudesubjugationthraldomthrallserfdomvassalageenthralmentyokecaptivitybondschainsfettersshackleshistorical:peculiar institutionOpposite freedomlibertyemancipation
   • ▪ a condition of having to work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation: "female domestic slavery" Similar drudgerytoil(hard) sloghard labourgrindsweated labourinformal:(hard) yakkaarchaic:travailmoilOpposite sinecuresoft optionmoney for old rope
   • ▪ excessive dependence on or devotion to something: "slavery to tradition"

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