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   Cap·tiv·i·ty

   /kapˈtivədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the condition of being imprisoned or confined: "he was released after 865 days in captivity"
   • ▪ short for Babylonian Captivity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’ (see captive).

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

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