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domestication

[duh-mes-ti-key-shuhn] / dəˌmɛs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


NOUN
domesticity
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An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

They examined vocalizations from both domestic and wild cats and found that domestication has especially increased how much a cat's meow can vary.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

The research also highlights how difficult it is to identify the earliest stages of dog domestication.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

"This makes the initial stages of the domestication process a process of pure natural selection."

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The ancestors of most of the founder crops have wild relatives, in the Fertile Crescent and elsewhere, that would also have been suitable for domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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