When did cats become domesticated?

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Subsequently (adv)

afterwards; later; after st else has happened

reveal (v)

to make st known to sb (= give up)

date back to st (col)

to have existed since a particular time

conundrum (n)

a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve

unprecedented (adj)

that has never happened, been done or been known before

predecessor (n)

a person who did a job before sb else

disperse (v)

to spread or to make st spread over a wide area

span (v)

to last althrough a period of time or to cover the whole of it

possess (v)

to have a particular quality or feature

crack a code (ph.v)

to succeed in finding a solution to a problem

culminate in st (v)

to end with a particular result

culminate at st (v)

to end at a particular point

culminate with st (v)

to end in a final event

investigate (v)

to find out information and facts about a subject or problem by study or research

advent (n)

the coming of an important event, person, invention…

merchant (n)

a person who buys and sells goods in large quantitites, especially one who imports and exports goods

traverse (v)

to cross an area of land or water

step back (in time)

to go back in the past

have a hunch (col)

to have an idea based on feeling