domination

[dom-uh-ney-shuhn] Example Sentences Origin

dom·i·na·tion

[dom-uh-ney-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of dominating.
2.
rule or sway; control, often arbitrary.
3.
dominations, Theology. one of the nine orders of celestial attendants of God. Compare angel (def. 1).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dominātiōn- (stem of dominātiō), equivalent to domināt(us) (see dominate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English dominacioun < Anglo-French

non·dom·i·na·tion, noun
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domination (ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of dominating or state of being dominated
2.  authority; rule; control

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domination
late 14c., from O.Fr. domination, from L. dominationem (nom. dominatio), from dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," lit. "master of the house," from domus "home" (see domestic) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation.
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