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PECULIAR INSTITUTION

\pɪkjˈuːli͡əɹ ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃən], \pɪkjˈuːli‍əɹ ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃən], \p_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_l_iə_ɹ ˌɪ_n_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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A phrase applied to negro slavery about 1852 by the South Carolina Gazette and afterward in general use.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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