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| dom·i·nant [ dómmənənt ] |
adjective |
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1. in control: in control or command over others
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2. more important: more important, effective, or prominent than others
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3. genetics expressing same characteristic in offspring: describes a gene that causes a parental characteristic it controls to occur in any offspring, or describes the characteristic itself
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4. ecology preponderant in community or period: relating to a single plant or animal species that is preponderant within a specific community or over a specific period
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5. music relating to 5th note of scale: relating to the fifth note of a musical scale or the harmony based around that note
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noun (plural dom·i·nants) |
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1. 5th note of scale: the fifth note of a musical scale
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2. chord based on 5th note: a chord or key based on the fifth note of a musical scale
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin dominant-, present participle of dominari (see dominate)] |
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  dom·i·nant·ly adverb |
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