domestication

English

Etymology

From domesticate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

domestication (countable and uncountable, plural domestications)

  1. The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.
  2. The act of domesticating, or making a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
  3. (translation studies) The act of domesticating a text.

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French

Etymology

From domestiquer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.mɛs.ti.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

domestication f (plural domestications)

  1. domestication (action of taming wild animals or breeding plants)

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