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domestication
noun(do-mes-ti-ca-tion)
the act or process of domesticating something or someone or the state of being domesticated: such as
domestication
noun(do-mes-ti-ca-tion)
the adaptation of a plant or animal from a wild or natural state (as by selective breeding) to life in close association with humans
domestication
noun(do-mes-ti-ca-tion)
the process of adapting someone or the state of being adapted to domestic life

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