domestic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin domesticus < domus (“‘house, home’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛstɪk
[edit] Adjective
domestic (comparative more domestic, superlative most domestic)
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- Of or related to the home
- 1994, George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill:
- “Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.
- 1994, George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill:
- Of or related to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- See, for example, domestic violence, domestic hot water
- (Of a domesticated animal) kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
- 1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90
- It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
- 1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90
- Internal to a specific country
- 1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:
- The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.
- 1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:
[edit] Synonyms
- (of or related to the home): bourgeois, civilized, comfortable
[edit] Antonyms
- (of or related to the home): adventurous, social
- (local): foreign
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
of or related to the home
of or related to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
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(of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
internal to a specific country
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[edit] Noun
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domestic (plural domestics)
- A house servant; a maid.
- Mary Romero, Maid in the U.S.A. - New standards of cleanliness increased the workload for domestics.
- A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
- 2005: Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website at[[1]] on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.
[edit] Translations
house servant; a maid
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domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
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