antdomn.

Brit.

/ˈantdəm/, U.S.

/ˈæntdəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -dom suffix.

Etymology: < ant n.¹ + -dom suffix.

The domain or world of ants; ants collectively; the status or condition of being an ant.

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1865 Church 1 Nov. 297/2 There is not another such lump in all antdom!

1883 Knowledge 22 June 374/1 The skeletons of antdom were around that lonely one.

1932 Pop. Mech. Mar. 444/2 The whole of antdom appears to be in the seething multitude.

2010 E. O. Wilson Anthill xx. 193 The Trailhead Colony had previously obeyed a basic rule of antdom: to reproduce in the presence of a healthy queen is strictly forbidden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antdom
释义	antdomn. Brit. /ˈantdəm/, U.S. /ˈæntdəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -dom suffix. Etymology: < ant n.¹ + -dom suffix. The domain or world of ants; ants collectively; the status or condition of being an ant. ΚΠ 1865 Church 1 Nov. 297/2 There is not another such lump in all antdom! 1883 Knowledge 22 June 374/1 The skeletons of antdom were around that lonely one. 1932 Pop. Mech. Mar. 444/2 The whole of antdom appears to be in the seething multitude. 2010 E. O. Wilson Anthill xx. 193 The Trailhead Colony had previously obeyed a basic rule of antdom: to reproduce in the presence of a healthy queen is strictly forbidden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1865
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