captivity
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used without an article.
captivity(
kahp
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tih
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vih
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di
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el cautiverio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The lion was raised in captivity and then later released into the wild.El león fue criado en cautiverio y después fue puesto en libertad.
b. la cautividad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many political dissidents are still being held in captivity.Muchos disidentes políticos aún están en cautividad.
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