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dominion
English
Etymology
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??m?nj?n/, /do??m?nj?n/
- Rhymes: -?nj?n
- Hyphenation: do?min?ion
Noun
dominion (countable and uncountable, plural dominions)
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English
- To choose between dominion or slavery.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English
- predominance; ascendancy
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- (sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- (biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- Synonym: domination
Related terms
- dominate
- domination
- dominator
- domineering
- domino
- subdominion
Translations
Further reading
- dominion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- dominion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Finnish
Noun
dominion
- Genitive singular form of dominio.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.mi.nj??/
Noun
dominion m (plural dominions)
- dominion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English dominion, from Latin dominium
Noun
dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominioner or dominions, definite plural dominionene)
- a dominion
Usage notes
The use of dominions as indefinite plural may be from Danish via Riksmål.
References
- “dominion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “dominion” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English dominion, from Latin dominium
Noun
dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominionar, definite plural dominionane)
- a dominion
References
- “dominion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French dominion
Noun
dominion n (plural dominioane)
- dominion
Declension
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domain
English
Etymology
From Middle English demayne, demain (“rule”), from Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”), (French domaine), from Latin dominium (“property, right of ownership”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). See dame, and compare demain, danger, dungeon. Doublet of demesne.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??me?n/, /d???me?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /do??me?n/, /d??me?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Noun
domain (plural domains)
- A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
- The king ruled his domain harshly.
- A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
- Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.
- His domain is English history.
- A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
- (mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.
- (mathematics, set theory) The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
- (mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
- Hyponym: integral domain
- (mathematics, topology, mathematical analysis) An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
- (computing, Internet) Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
- 2000, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2), Internet Software Consortium [3]
- Every name in the DNS tree is a domain, even if it is terminal, that is, has no subdomains.
- 2000, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2), Internet Software Consortium [3]
- (computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
- (computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
- (computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
- (physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.
- (computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.
- (data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.
- A characteristic of a field. A data domain specifies a data type and applies the minimum and maximum values allowed and other constraints.
- (taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
- (biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome
Usage notes
- (collection of information): Used in a context in which domain name services, or kindred services, are managed in a fashion that is integrated with the management of other computer and network related information.
- (collection of computers): Used in the same context as the collection of information domain sense.
Synonyms
- (geographic area): demesne
- (where a function is defined): domain of definition
- (collection of DNS names): domain name, hostname
Antonyms
- (domain of definition of a function): range
- (domain of definition of a function): codomain
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- Domain (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- domain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- domain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Amidon, Imonda, daimon, domina
Indonesian
Etymology
From English domain, from Middle English demayne, demain (“rule”), from Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”), (French domaine), from Latin dominium (“property, right of ownership”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). Doublet of dame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d?o?ma?n]
- Hyphenation: do?ma?in
Noun
domain (plural domain-domain, first-person possessive domainku, second-person possessive domainmu, third-person possessive domainnya)
- domain
- Synonyms: daerah, ranah, wilayah
Further reading
- “domain” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Noun
domain m (plural domains)
- (Internet) domain
domain From the web:
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- what domain is fungi in
- what domain do humans belong to
- what domain are protists in
- what domains contain prokaryotes
- what domain is protista in
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