domestication
pronunciation
How to pronounce domestication in British English:
UK [dəˌmestɪ'keɪʃn]
How to pronounce domestication in American English:
US [dəˌmɛstəˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- adaptation to intimate association with human beings
- the attribute of having been domesticated
- accommodation to domestic life
Word Origin
- domestication (n.)
- 1774; see domestic + -ation.
Example
- 1. The essence of domestication is a loss of aggression .
- 2. Or were there two separate heartlands of domestication : ancient india and southeast asia ?
- 3. Getting a job is like enrolling in a human domestication program .
- 4. Throughout history , the domestication of a species has typically involved humans remoulding the world to suit themselves .
- 5. Through the domestication of plants and animals intelligence has remade the living environment .