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-dom
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
-dom
(noun suffix)
-dom
/dəm/
noun suffix
-dom
/dəm/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -DOM
1
:
the state of being (something)
free
dom
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2
:
the rank of
duke
dom
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3
:
the area ruled by
king
dom
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4
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the group having a specified job, position, interest, or character
official
dom
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