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   domain

   /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/

   noun

   • 1. an area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government: "the French domains of the Plantagenets" Similar realmkingdomempiredominionprovinceestateterritorylandlandsdominionsstatecountrypreservezonesphereareaplaceinformal:turfspotpatchstamping groundmanor
   • ▪ a specified sphere of activity or knowledge: "the country's isolation in the domain of sport" Similar fieldareaarenaspheredisciplinesectorsectionregionprovinceworld
   • 2. a distinct subset of the internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual.
   • 3. a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material.
   • 4. the set of possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function.
   • 5. a distinct region of a complex molecule or structure.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting heritable or landed property): from French domaine, alteration (by association with Latin dominus ‘lord’) of Old French demeine ‘belonging to a lord’ (see demesne).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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