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celi·bacy (sel′ə bə sē)
noun
- the state of being unmarried, esp. that of a person under a vow not to marry
- complete sexual abstinence
Etymology: < celiba(te) + -cy
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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