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1
the state of being an enslaved person
- a child born into slavery
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2
very hard or unpleasant work
- endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of slavery was in 1551
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