domestic
(dəˈmɛstɪk)
adj
1. of or involving the home or family
2. enjoying or accustomed to home or family life
3.(Agriculture) (of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food
4. (Government,Politics & Diplomacy) of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country:domestic and foreign affairs.
n
5. (Professions) a household servant
6. (Law) informal (esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman
[C16: from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus belonging to the house, from domus house]
doˈmesticallyadv
tame
(teɪm)
adj
1. changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition
2. (of animals) not earful of human contact
3. lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive: a tame personality.
4. flat, insipid, or uninspiring: a tame ending to a book.
5. slow-moving: a tame current.
Vb (tr)
6. to make tame; domesticate
7. to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb
8. to tone down, soften, or mitigate
civilization
(ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən) or civilisation
n
1. (Sociology) a human society that has highly developed material and spiritual resources and a complex cultural,political, and legal organization; an advanced state in social development
2. the peoples or nations collectively who have achieved such a state
3. the total culture and way of life of a particular people, nation, region, or period: classical civilization.
4. the process of bringing or achieving civilization
5. intellectual, cultural, and moral refinement
6. cities or populated areas, as contrasted with sparsely inhabited areas, deserts, etc
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