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dom

[dom; for 2 also Port. dawn]

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.

(usually initial capital letter) a Portuguese title affixed to a man's given name; Sir: formerly a title of certain dignitaries.

Origin:
1710–20; short for Latin dominus lord, master

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noun

a male given name, form of Dominic.

a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain (kingdom), collection of persons (officialdom), rank or station (earldom), or general condition (freedom).

Origin:
Middle English; Old English -dōm; cognate with Old Norse -dōmr, German -tum; see doom

to God, the Best, the Greatest.

Origin:
< Latin Deō Optimō Maximō

Slang.

dirty old man.

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dom (dɒm)

—n
1.	(sometimes capital) RC Church a title given to Benedictine, Carthusian, and Cistercian monks and to certain of the canons regular
2.	(formerly in Portugal and Brazil) a title borne by royalty, princes of the Church, and nobles

[C18 (monastic title): from Latin dominus lord]

DOM

—*abbreviation for*
1.	Deo Optimo Maximo
2.	informal Dirty Old Man

—*abbreviation for*
3.	Dominican Republic (international car registration)

[(for sense 1) Latin: to God, the best, the Greatest]

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-dom

abstract suffix of state, from O.E. dom "statute, judgment" (see doom), already active as a suffix in O.E. (cf. freodom, wisdom); from stem *do- "do" + *-moz abstract suffix. Cf. cognate Ger. -tum, O.H.G. tuom.

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DOM (dē'ō-ěm')
n.
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine; an hallucinogenic agent chemically related to amphetamine. Also called STP.

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