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- [sley-vuh-ree, sleyv-ree]
- /ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv ri/
- /ˈsleɪ.vər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sley-vuh-ree, sleyv-ree]
- /ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv ri/
Definitions of slavery word
- noun slavery the condition of a slave; bondage. 1
- noun slavery the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution. 1
- noun slavery a state of subjection like that of a slave: He was kept in slavery by drugs. 1
- noun slavery severe toil; drudgery. 1
- noun slavery owning slaves 1
- noun slavery hard work 1
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Origin of slavery
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; slave + -ery
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Slavery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slavery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slavery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slavery
noun slavery
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
Antonyms for slavery
noun slavery
- abolitionism — the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
- citizenship — If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
- directness — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- full swing — full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
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