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Peculiar institution is euphemism for ?

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Euphemistic or cynical term for slavery.

Step-by-step explanation:

" peculiar institution" was a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The meaning of "peculiar" in this expression is "one's own", that is, referring to something distinctive to or characteristic of a particular place or people.

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