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Meaning of the word bondage in English

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bondage

US /ˈbɑːn.dɪdʒ/
UK /ˈbɑːn.dɪdʒ/

Noun

1.

the state of being a slave.

Example:
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the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage
Synonym:
slaveryenslavementservitudesubjugationsubjectionoppressiondominationexploitationpersecutioncaptivityimprisonmentincarcerationconfinementdetentionbondschainsfettersshacklesrestraintsyokethrallserfdomenthrallmentduress
Synonym:
liberty
2.

sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

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