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   dominant

   /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

   adjective

   • 1. having power and influence over others: "they are now in an even more dominant position in the market" Similar presidingrulinggoverningcontrollingcommandingascendantsupremeauthoritativemost influentialmost powerfulsuperiorrare:prepotentprepollentassertiveself-assuredself-possessedauthoritativeforcefuldomineeringcommandingcontrollingbullishinformal:feistynot backward in coming forwardpushyrare:pushfulOpposite subservientsubmissive
   • ▪ (of a high place) overlooking others.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting heritable characteristics which are controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring even when inherited from only one parent: "it is the dominant gene causing polydactyly"
   • ▪ denoting the predominant species in a plant (or animal) community: "red spruce is a dominant species in many types of forest"
   • ▪ (in decision theory) denoting a choice that is at least as good as the alternatives in all circumstances, and better in some: "holding back is here a dominant strategy"

   noun

   • 1. a dominant trait or gene: "this disorder is inherited as a dominant"
   • ▪ a dominant species in a plant (or animal) community: "oak is a long-established dominant"
   • 2. the fifth note of the diatonic scale of any key, or the key based on this, considered in relation to the key of the tonic.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- ‘ruling, governing’, from the verb dominari (see dominate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dominantly adverb

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   Dominant definition: ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence. See examples of DOMINANT used in a sentence.

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   • The meaning of DOMINANT is commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others. How to use dominant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dominant.

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   What is a dominant gene?

   • (biology) a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, even if only one of their parents has passed on this gene compare recessive Topics Biology c2 Definition of dominant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   • dominant male The females breed with dominant males that establish and defend territories. dominant personality You can have a dominant personality without being a bully. dominant chord In most pop music, the verse sections of a song often end with a dominant chord.

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   What is the difference between a dominant and a subdominant?

   • The dominant is five notes above the tonic, and the subdominant is five notes below the tonic. For years the Democrats were the dominant party in Congress. The question was whether cable or wireless would become dominant. dominant force/player For a long time Detroit was the dominant force in the American car industry.

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   What is a dominant tree?

   • Dominant, a tree which has raised its crown above the level of the surrounding trees. Dominant Trees, including all trees which form the uppermost leaf canopy and have their leading shoots free. 7. Biology. Of a hereditary character: appearing to the exclusion of another character in a heterozygous organism containing alleles for them both.

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   What is a dominant species?

   • Ecology. Designating or pertaining to the predominant species in a plant community. A distinction is frequently made between associations in which the position of dominance is shared by two or more species..and those in which a single species is dominant.

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   adjective. exercising influence or control. “television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”. “the dominant partner in the marriage”. synonyms: ascendant, ascendent, dominating. most powerful or important or influential. controlling. able to control or determine policy.

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   dominant is one of the 2,000 most common words in modern written English. It is similar in frequency to words like ball, doctrine, rare, visual, and winter. It typically occurs about 40 times per million words in modern written English.

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   Define dominant. dominant synonyms, dominant pronunciation, dominant translation, English dictionary definition of dominant. adj. 1. a. Exercising the most power, control, or influence: the dominant nations during the Cold War. b. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant: "...