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noun
1.
the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
2.
Ecology. the subordinate organisms in an unequal symbiotic relationship.
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Helotism
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| helotism (ˈhɛləˌtɪzəm, ˈhiː-) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the condition or quality of being a Helot |
| 2. | a sociopolitical system in which a class, minority, nation, etc, is held in a state of subjection |
| 3. | zoology another name for dulosis |
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