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dominant

British pronunciation/dˈɒmɪnənt/
American pronunciation/ˈdɑmənənt/
dominant
[ADJECTIVE]
1

having superiority in power, influence, or importance

antonyms : subordinate
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2

(of genes) causing a person to inherit a particular physical feature, even if it is only present in one parent's genome

antonyms : recessive
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3

most frequent or common

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Dominant
[NOUN]
1

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

synonyms : dominant allele
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2

(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

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Examples
1The company struggled on through some dark days several years ago, but it has since established itself as a dominant force in the market.
2The multiple image is dominant.
3Two ideas were dominant.
4Cash transactions are still dominant.
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