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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: 1. more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type: 2. A dominant gene…. Learn more.

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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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   having superior power or influence. possessive. having or showing a desire to control or dominate. sovereign, supreme. greatest in status or authority or power.

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   adjective. us / ˈdɑː.mə.nənt / uk / ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt / Add to word list. C1. more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type: a dominant military power. dominant issue Unemployment will be a dominant issue in the next election.

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   (dɒmɪnənt ) 1. adjective. Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things. ...a change which would maintain his party's dominant position in Scotland. She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.

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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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   Definition of dominant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Belonging or relating to the dominant or fifth of the key; having the dominant for its root, as dominant chord, dominant seventh, etc.

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    dominant. (ˈdɒmɪnənt) adj. 1. having primary control, authority, or influence; governing; ruling.

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    Dictionary definition of dominant. Having control, influence, or authority over others. "The dominant gene determined the color of the offspring's eyes." Detailed meaning of dominant. It signifies a position of power or superiority in a particular context or relationship.