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Noun
S:
(n)
domestication
(adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
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sister term
S:
(n)
adaptation
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adaption
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adjustment
(the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
S:
(n)
organic process
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biological process
(a process occurring in living organisms)
S:
(n)
process
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physical process
(a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
"events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
tameness
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domestication
(the attribute of having been domesticated)
S:
(n)
domestication
(accommodation to domestic life)
"her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"