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- pronunciation:
- sleI
v
ri
[or]
sleIv
ri
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the owning of people by other people; bondage.
Frederick Douglass called for an end to slavery.- similar words:
- bondage
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| definition 2: |
the state or condition of being a slave.
The Civil War resulted in the freeing of many black people from slavery.- synonyms:
- bondage
- antonyms:
- freedom, liberty
- similar words:
- control
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| definition 3: |
very hard work.
- synonyms:
- drudgery, toil
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| related words: |
drudgery, toil |
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