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source domain

source domain noun: within a conceptual metaphor, the conceptual domain from which metaphorical expressions are drawn.

Noun

source domain (plural source domains)

  1. Within a conceptual metaphor, the conceptual domain from which metaphorical expressions are drawn.

Forms of source domain

pluralsource domains

Questions about source domain

What does source domain mean?
Source domain means within a conceptual metaphor, the conceptual domain from which metaphorical expressions are drawn.
What part of speech is source domain?
Source domain is a noun.
What is the plural of source domain?
The plural of source domain is source domains.

Words near source domain in the dictionary

  1. source codes
  2. source configuration management
  3. source control
  4. source criticism
  5. source document
  6. source domain
  7. source domains
  8. source file
  9. source files
  10. source language
  11. source languages

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Adapted from Wiktionary: source domain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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