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barbarity
bar·bar·i·ty [ baar bárrətee ] (plural bar·bar·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. cruel act: a cruel act
2. uncivilized condition: an uncivilized condition
[Mid-16th century. < Latin barbarus (see barbarous)]
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