Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
doom . - noun A suffix, originally an independent word, meaning ‘jurisdiction,’ hence province, state, condition, quality, as in kingdom, earldom, popedom, etc., Christendom, freedom, halidom, wisdom, etc.: much used also in colloquial or humorous formations, as in
uppertendom . - noun The Portuguese form of
don , used in Portugal and Brazil. In Portugal this title is confined to the king and the members of the royal family. - noun The joker or blank card used in playing dom pedro.
- noun A title formerly given to the pope, and afterward to Roman Catholic dignitaries and members of some monastic orders.
- noun An abbreviation of
Dominion .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
dominator (insadomasochistic sexual practices), especially amale one. - noun A
title anciently given to thepope , and later to other church dignitaries and somemonastic orders . - noun In
Portugal andBrazil , the title formerly given to a member of the higher classes. - verb slang to
dominate
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Examples
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In my first script i'd insert this, before the first return: dom: = COM_Invoke (pwb, "Document. parentWindow") filedelete, dom. txt fileappend, % dom%, dom. txt
AutoHotkey Community 2009
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Having “recycled” programs of the reality, game show, and csi clone-dom is driving people away from the networks on broadcast television.
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But if you allow me to twist and mangle the theme a bit, I'll show you that being a post-doc-dom is a unique job.
Post-doc Carnival ScienceWoman 2007
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But if you allow me to twist and mangle the theme a bit, I'll show you that being a post-doc-dom is a unique job.
Archive 2007-06-01 ScienceWoman 2007
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An essay on what it means to be an X, where the author tells you without irony how he falls short of the qualities needed for X on almost every level, discussing how X-dom is wonderful; it's just that he sucks.
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Why must it be the day my band breaks up, so when I call dom and tell him I can't hang out it sounds like bullshit?
mesocyclone Diary Entry mesocyclone 2006
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It demanded the leadership of a strong man, and there are few gatherings in Anglo-Saxondom which cannot produce a Caesar when required.
The Captain of the Kansas Louis Tracy 1895
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Outside Worker, in Cockneydom of the nineteenth century.
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature John Ruskin 1859
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There will also be many families within Maoridom who will resist Whanau Ora.
NZ On Screen 2010
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The report tells the stories in a uniquely Pacific way, guided by the notions of respect and va fealoaloai - what we in Maoridom might refer to as kahohi ki te kanohi - face to face communication.
NZ On Screen 2010
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