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[NotSoSilentBob]

Main Entry: dom·i·nate
Pronunciation: 'dä-m&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari, from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house -- more at DOME
transitive verb
1 : RULE, CONTROL <an empire that dominated the world>
2 : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on <the ambition that has dominated his life>
3 : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position <a hill that dominates the town>
4 a : to be predominant in <sugar maples dominate the forest> b : to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in <name brands dominate the market>
intransitive verb
1 : to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence
2 : to occupy a more elevated or superior position


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Main Entry: 1dom·i·nant
Pronunciation: -n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dominant-, dominans, present participle of dominari
1 a : commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others <the dominant culture> b : very important, powerful, or successful <a dominant theme> <a dominant industry>
2 : overlooking and commanding from a superior position <a dominant hill>
3 : of, relating to, or exerting ecological or genetic dominance
4 : being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action <dominant eye>
- dom·i·nant·ly adverb
synonyms DOMINANT, PREDOMINANT, PARAMOUNT, PREPONDERANT mean superior to all others in influence or importance. DOMINANT applies to something that is uppermost because ruling or controlling <a dominant social class>. PREDOMINANT applies to something that exerts, often temporarily, the most marked influence <a predominant emotion>. PARAMOUNT implies supremacy in importance, rank, or jurisdiction <unemployment was the paramount issue in the campaign>. PREPONDERANT applies to an element or factor that outweighs all others in influence or effect <preponderant evidence in her favor>.

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Main Entry: 2dominant
Function: noun
1 : the fifth tone of a major or minor scale
2 a : a dominant genetic character or factor b : any of one or more kinds of organism (as a species) in an ecological community that exerts a controlling influence on the environment and thereby largely determines what other kinds of organisms are present c : a dominant individual in a social hierarchy

[Ironlung]

You dominate the grammar posts.

[NotSoSilentBob]

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