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domination

/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/dah-muh-NAY-shuhn
/ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən/dah-muh-NAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act or result of being lord over

Common meaning: the act or result of dominating

Journey through time

  1. Latindominari‘to be lord’source
  2. Englishdominate‘to have power or control over’
  3. Englishformed in English from dominatedomination‘the act or result of dominating’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of being lord over. It can be inferred from any of: dominate.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dominate + -ion (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

  • dominus Latin “master of a house, lord”

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