Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dominium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: do-mini-um
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ownership of a thing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The highest category in the classification of organisms, ranking above regnum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The MC was composed of agents from different separated Dominium like Bacteria (Lactobacillum) and Eukaria (yeast)."
"Extremophilic organisms may be located in all the three dominia and include prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells."
"Several aerobic and anaerobic, thermophilic, microorganisms belonging to the Eubacteria and Archaea dominia were isolated from thermal springs of the Eolian Islands."
"However, this does not mean that these are the only types of kingdoms, nor that only kingdoms are dominiums."
"The Indian Sub-continent was partitioned in August 1947 to create two independent, sovereign dominiums, India and Pakistan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dominium. Doublet of demesne and domain.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dominium

Usage

Inflected Forms

dominiums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dominate dominion

Synonyms

domain

Questions

What does dominium mean?: The ownership of a thing.
Where does dominium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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