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DOT-COM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com'
Synonyms:
dot-com; dot com; dot com company
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("dot-com" is a kind of...):
company (an institution created to conduct business)
Derivation:
dot-com (of or relating to an internet company)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to an internet company
Example:
a dot-com outfit in San Francisco
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
dot-com (a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com')
Derivation:
dot-com (a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com')
