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CODOMAIN

/ˌkoʊ.doʊˈmeɪn/

NounCO-do-mainco-do-main · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2024, 2025

Meaning

The target set into which a function is formally defined to map elements of its domain; the set denoted Y in the notation f : X → Y.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dominiumder. Old French demainebor. Middle English demayne English domain English codomain From co- + domain.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

range

Antonyms

domain

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022, 2024, 2025.