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slavery

Main Entry:: slav·ery
Pronunciation:: \ˈslā-v(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1551

1: drudgery, toil2: submission to a dominating influence3 a: the state of a person who is a chattel of another b: the practice of slaveholding

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