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dom



Pronunciation: (dom; for 2 also Port. dôn), [key]
n.
1. (sometimes cap.) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
2. (usually cap.) a Portuguese title affixed to a man's given name; Sir: formerly a title of certain dignitaries.

Dom



Pronunciation: (dom), [key]
n.
a male given name, form of Dominic.

-dom




a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain (kingdom), collection of persons (officialdom), rank or station (earldom), or general condition (freedom).

Dom.




1. Dominica.
2. Dominican.

dom.




1. domain.
2. domestic.
3. dominant.
4. dominion.

D.O.M.




to God, the Best, the Greatest.

d.o.m.



Slang.
dirty old man.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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