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domestication

do·mes·ti·cation

US/dʌˌmɛstʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the attribute of having been domesticated

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3.

accommodation to domestic life

  • “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”

Origin

From domesticate + -ion.

Phrases

  • domestication syndrome

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