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Definition of: domain
(dō·mān′) noun
1. A territory over which dominion is exercised; commonwealth; province.
2. A department, as of knowledge; range; scope.
3. A manor.
4. Absolute proprietorship in land.
5. Dominion; empire; rule. [<MF domaine <OF demeine, demaine <L dominicum, neut. sing. of dominicus of a lord <dominus lord. Doublet of DEMESNE.]
—do·ma·ni·al (dō·mā′nē·əl) adjective
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