domestication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun adaptation to intimate association with human beings
  2. noun the attribute of having been domesticated
  3. noun accommodation to domestic life

Etymology

From domesticate + -ion.

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