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/kæp'tɪvəti/

AmE

/kæp'tɪvət̬i/

noun - the state of being a prisoner or a slave

BrE

/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/

AmE

/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/

noun - a holy person who is supposed to be the defender of a country or nation

BrE

/kən'streɪnt/

AmE

/kən'streɪnt/

noun - something that limits or controls your movement or your freedom

BrE

/kən'streɪnt/

AmE

/kən'streɪnt/

noun - something that limits or controls your behavior or actions

BrE

/kən'streɪnd/

AmE

/kən'streɪnd/

adjective - forced, not natural, not happening naturally

BrE

/kən'streɪn/

AmE

/kən'streɪn/

verb - to put a limit to something

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/və'lɒsəti/

AmE

/və'lɑ:sət̬i/

noun - speed, how fast something is traveling

BrE

/'blɒkɪdʒ/

AmE

/'blɑ:kɪdʒ/

noun - an obstruction that prevents the flow of something

BrE

/'di:fekt/

AmE

/'di:fekt/

noun - an imperfection, a fault in something

BrE

/səb'stænʃəli/

AmE

/səb'stænʃəli/

adverb - considerably, to a fairly great degree

BrE

/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of opening the body of a dead person to find out why they died

BrE

/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm/

AmE

/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm/

noun, formal - the act of opening the body of a dead person to find out why they died

BrE

/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm/

AmE

/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm/

adverb, formal - after death

BrE

/ˌpəʊst'mɔ:təm/

AmE

/ˌpoʊst'mɔ:rt̬əm/

adjective, formal - happening after death

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/daɪ'sekt/

AmE

/daɪ'sekt/

verb - to cut something to pieces (especially to examine or study it carefully)