biology: the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom (see kingdomsense 4b)
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biochemistry: any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary (see tertiaryentry 1 sense 3c) structure
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computers: a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usually with a common purpose (such as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (such as com for commercial sites or gov for government sites)
The forest is part of the king's domain. My sister is the math expert in the family, but literature is my domain. Childcare is no longer solely a female domain.
Recent Examples on the WebThe room’s impossible grandeur suited its purpose as a private domain with serious public overtones. Robert Haskell, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 An app can also cryptographically declare the validity of a URL domain. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 Owning land in a decentralized metaverse is comparable to buying a domain. Tommaso Di Bartolo, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Historians and artists say the movie has opened up a new front in the battle against misinformation in the Philippines, taking something that was once mostly online and bringing it into a new domain. Camille Elemia, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Lapvona is a medieval domain with Eastern European overtones — a Magda and a Grigor and a Dibra are wandering around.Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 But for the first time in her 35 years in the business, Walden is the solo leader of a considerable domain, as Disney leads the charge in reinventing television for the streaming age. Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 June 2022 Ultimately, taking an individaul’s genetic material and information without their consent is an intrusion into a legal domain that is still considered deeply personal. Liza Vertinsky, The Conversation, 3 June 2022 Last July, Kiwi Farms was booted from its domain registrar, DreamHost, following the suicide of a software developer called Near, who was a long time target of the site’s user base. Joseph Menn And Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from Latin dominium, from dominus — see dominate