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domestication

noun (n)

  • adaptation to intimate association with human beings(noun.process)
    source: wordnet30
  • the attribute of having been domesticated(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    tameness
    Antonym:
    wildness
    source: wordnet30
  • accommodation to domestic life(noun.act)
    Example:
    Her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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