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captivity definition

cap·tiv·ity (kap tiv′i tē)

noun pl. captivities -·ties

the condition or time of being captive; imprisonment; bondage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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