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pentimento
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone sodium
pentode
pentosan
pentose
pentose phosphate pathway
pentoxide
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pentyl acetate
pentylenetetrazol
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peonage

pe·on·age [ p ənij ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. debt-repayment system: in Latin America and the southern United States, a former system under which a debtor was forced to work for a creditor until a debt was paid

2. status of peon: the status or condition of being a peon

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