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semidomestication

[sem-ee-duh-mes-ti-key-tid, sem-ahy-]

sem·i·do·mes·ti·cat·ed

[sem-ee-duh-mes-ti-key-tid, sem-ahy-]
adjective
living in a state of partial domestication.

Origin:
1840–50; semi- + domesticated

sem·i·do·mes·ti·ca·tion, noun
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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