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domestication

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


NOUN
domesticity
Synonyms


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New research suggests that wheat domestication was shaped by an intense evolutionary struggle for light and space.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

"If we can find out where and when the first domestication happened, we will also know which human group was involved, the archaeological and ecological circumstances that first made this happen?"

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The point is also made that the evolution of dogs and their domestication tens of thousands of years ago may mean that they have, or have developed, an inclination toward language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

These findings reinforce the idea that dogs and humans have been closely influencing each other's lives since the very beginning of domestication.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Since its homeland includes the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of Western civilization and animal domestication, ancient peoples must have experimented extensively with onagers.

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




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