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    dominant
    /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a dominant trait or gene: "this disorder is inherited as a 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.

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

  3. Jul 13, 2014 · The meaning of DOMINANT is commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others. How to use dominant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dominant.

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

  5. Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things. ...a change which would maintain the party's dominant position.

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

  7. Dominant means to be in control. In a wolf pack, one male wolf fights the others, wins, and becomes the dominant wolf in the group.

  8. 1. Relating to the form of a gene that expresses a trait, such as hair color, in an individual organism. The dominant form of a gene suppresses the counterpart, or recessive, form located on the other of a pair of chromosomes. See more at inheritance. Compare recessive.