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domain
noun
    1. The scope of any subject or area of interest.
      Thesaurus: work, discipline, area, field, forte, province, sphere, realm, realty, job, branch, department.
    2. A territory owned or ruled by one person or government.
      Thesaurus: property, real estate, land, empire, scope, realm, region, territory.
    3. math.
      The set of values specified for a given mathematical function.
    4. physics.
      In a ferromagnetic substance, eg iron or nickel: a small region within which individual magnetic moments (see moment sense 5) can be aligned, giving that substance permanent magnetic properties.
    (Austral)
    (NZ)
    5. A public park or recreation area.
Etymology: 17c: from French domaine.



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