slavery
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsleɪvəɹi/
slavery (uncountable)
- An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
- A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
- (figuratively) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
- 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
- Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.
- 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
- French: esclavage
- German: Sklaverei
- Italian: schiavitù
- Portuguese: escravidão, escravatura
- Russian: ра́бство
- Spanish: esclavitud
- French: esclavage
- German: Sklaverei
- Portuguese: escravidão
- Russian: ра́бство
- Spanish: esclavitud
- French: esclavage
- German: Sklaverei
- Portuguese: escravidão
- Russian: ра́бство
- Spanish: esclavitud
slavery
- Covered in slaver; slobbery.
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