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dominium

dominium noun: the ownership of a thing.

Noun

dominium (countable and uncountable, plural dominiums)

  1. The ownership of a thing.
  2. The highest category in the classification of organisms, ranking above regnum.
    • The MC was composed of agents from different separated Dominium like Bacteria (Lactobacillum) and Eukaria (yeast).2012, Eduardo N. Esteban, Mirentxu Indart, Silvia Cerone, G. de Yaniz, Ana G. Inza, Herminia Landi, Silvina Mogni, Marcela Juliarena, Leticia Igarza, “Production and Biochemestry - Molecular Analysis...
    • Extremophilic organisms may be located in all the three dominia and include prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.2013, Sara Carillo, phD Thesis in Chemical Sciences: XXV cycle: Extremophile bacteria glycolipids: structure and biological activity, University of Naples “Federico II”: Faculty of Mathematical...
    Synonyms:
    domain
  3. Political unit
    • However, this does not mean that these are the only types of kingdoms, nor that only kingdoms are dominiums.2009, Margaret R.L.L. Kelly, “Constitutions and the Classics: Sir John Fortescue”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    • The Indian Sub-continent was partitioned in August 1947 to create two independent, sovereign dominiums, India and Pakistan.2016, Tahir Ahmad Dhindsa, “Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges in Pakistan”, in Reorienting Educational Efforts for Sustainable Development, page 165
    Synonyms:
    domain

Synonyms of dominium

Forms of dominium

pluraldominiums

Origin of dominium

Borrowed from Latin dominium. Doublet of demesne and domain.

Questions about dominium

What does dominium mean?
Dominium means the ownership of a thing.
What part of speech is dominium?
Dominium is a noun.
What is the plural of dominium?
The plural of dominium is dominiums.

Words near dominium in the dictionary

  1. dominions
  2. Dominique
  3. Dominiques
  4. Dominis
  5. dominitrix
  6. dominium
  7. dominiums
  8. Dominlog
  9. domino
  10. domino computer
  11. domino computers

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