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antislavery

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an⋅ti⋅slav⋅er⋅y

[an-tee-sley-vuh-ree, -sleyv-ree, an-tahy-]
–noun
1. opposition to slavery, esp. black slavery.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to antislavery.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; anti- + slavery
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an·ti·slav·er·y   (ān'tē-slā'və-rē, -slāv'rē, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Opposed to the practice or institution of slavery.
an'ti·slav'er·y n.
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