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domestic

//dəˈmɛs.tɪk//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for domestic

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more domestic
Superlative
most domestic

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
domestics

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of or relating to the home.

  2. 2.Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.

  3. 3.Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

    • It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
  4. 4.Internal to a specific country.

    • The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A maid or household servant.

    • New standards of cleanliness increased the workload for domestics.
  2. 2.A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.(colloquial)

    • Nobody wanted to join the 'Cardigan Squad' – so-called because Child Protection officers were seen as woolly, glorified social workers that mopped up after domestics.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1893

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Related words

Antonyms

Etymology

From Middle French domestique

From Latin domesticus

From domus (“house, home”).

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