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| 1. | [ adjective ] exercising influence or control | |
| Examples: | "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion" "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
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| Related terms: | subordinate in_charge sovereign overriding governing ascendant superior controlling possessive superior status | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar | |
| Related terms: | recessive | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale | |
| Related terms: | note music | |
| Similar spelling: |
dominantly dominance dominion domain_name denominate |
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