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dominick
nounLow (as a given name)
/ˈdɒmɪnɪk/A male given name derived from Latin, meaning "belonging to the Lord" or "of the Lord".
dominie
nounRare/Obsolete
/ˈdɒmɪni/A schoolmaster, teacher, or a minister in some contexts.
dominion
nounC1
/dəˈmɪn.i.ən/Sovereign authority or control; the power to govern a territory.
dominion day
nounLow
/dəˈmɪnjən deɪ/The former name of a public holiday in Canada, commemorating the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. It is now known as Canada Day.
dominions
plural-nounC1
/dəˈmɪnjənz/Territories or lands over which a ruler, state, or power has sovereign authority and control; formerly used to describe self-governing territories of the British Empire.
dominique
nounLow
/ˌdɒm.ɪˈniːk/A proper noun, most commonly a personal name. Also refers to a breed of chicken.
dominium
nounVery Low
/dəˈmɪnɪəm/Absolute ownership or control over property, especially in legal contexts.
domino
nounB2
/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/A small, flat, rectangular block used in playing a game, typically with spots (pips) on one side.
domino effect
nounC1
/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ɪˈfɛkt/A chain reaction where one event causes a series of similar, often negative, events to follow in sequence.
domino paper
nounLow
/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ˌpeɪpə/a type of thin, strong, and transparent paper, often made from silk fibres, used traditionally for tracing or delicate artwork.
domino theory
nounC1
/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊ ˌθɪə.ri/A political theory that suggests a small, initial event (like one domino falling) will trigger a chain of similar events.
dominoes
nounB1
/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊz/A table game played with rectangular tiles (dominoes) marked with spots, typically played by matching the spots on adjacent pieces.
dominus
nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
/ˈdɒmɪnəs/A Latin word meaning 'lord', 'master', or 'owner'; historically used as a title for a feudal lord, a schoolmaster, or God.
dominus vobiscum
nounC2 (Low frequency in general English, used only in specific liturgical/formal religious contexts)
/ˈdɒmɪnʊs vəˈbɪskʊm/A traditional Latin liturgical greeting meaning 'The Lord be with you.'
domitian
nounRare
/də(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ(ə)n/A proper noun referring to Titus Flavius Domitianus, a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 81 to 96.
domme
nounLow
/dɒm/A dominant woman, particularly in a BDSM context where she takes the controlling role in a consensual power-exchange relationship.
domnus
nounExtremely rare / Archaic
/ˈdɒmnʊs/A historical Latin title, used in Medieval Europe as a respectful term for a lord, master, or a cleric (especially in the form "domnus" preceding a name).
domremy-la-pucelle
nounExtremely Low
/ˌdɒmreɪmiː lɑː ˈpjuːsɛl/The native village of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) in northeastern France.
don
nounC1
/dɒn/To put on a piece of clothing.
don giovanni
nounLow
/ˌdɒn dʒəˈvɑːni/The title character from Mozart's famous 1787 opera, a Spanish nobleman and legendary seducer.

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