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dominant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dominant adj More powerful, important, or noticeable than others in the same category.
  • domineering adj Behaving in an overbearing, controlling way toward other people.

Senses

dominant is used for these senses in English:

  • dominant Ruling; governing; prevailing
  • dominant (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
  • domineering Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.

dominant — full definition

  1. adj More powerful, important, or noticeable than others in the same category.
  2. adj Genetics: describing a gene or trait that is expressed even when only one copy is present.

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