Today’s word of the day is
domestic
Notes
There are a number of forms of this word: domestic, domesticate, domesticated and domestically. You should also note that domestic can also be used as a noun.
Meaning/usage
Domestic has two rather different usages:
- foreign and domestic
- as a close synonym of household
Common combinations with domestic
domestic industry/economy/market/flight and gross domestic product
domestic science/violence/responsibility/appliance
Domestic and domesticated
The difference between these two words is that domesticated is used to describe things (almost always animals) that were once wild
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