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dominant
adjective
noun
exercising influence or control
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- OMINAN
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈdɒmɪnənt
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
exercising influence or control
“television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
adjective
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
adjective
most frequent or common
“prevailing winds”
noun
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
noun
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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Example Sentences
television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion
the dominant partner in the marriage
prevailing winds
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