captivity
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- //kæpˈtɪvɪti//
The state of being captive.
nom
- 1
The state of being captive.
held in captivity
escape from captivity
The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.
He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.
- 2
obsolèteA group of people/beings captive.
- 3
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
long captivity
Étymologie
From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.
Formes
- pluriel
- captivities