captivity

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//kæpˈtɪvɪti//

The state of being captive.

sostantivo

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
obsoletoA group of people/beings captive.
3
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
long captivity

Etimologia

From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.

Forme

plurale: captivities

captioned · Containing captions.captioning · The act of assigning a caption.captive · One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

captivity · The state of being captive.

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