dominant
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈdɑːmɪnənt/
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predominante
- The dominant trend in fashion this season is the revival of vintage styles.
- dominant language
- dominant culture
- dominant discourse
So can curiosity be a dominant trait within your team?
- So can curiosity be a dominant trait within your team?
- Already English and Mandarin Chinese are the most dominant languages on the Internet.
- Now, Apple Prores is a format which is dominant in professional video.
- But the, the dominant sort of Western view is protected.
- It will not stop until it gets exactly what your dominant thoughts focus on.
- So you find Ethiopians are absolutely dominant in marathon running.
- That's the evidence to support the failure of this dominant treatment approach.
- So no one voice is dominant for the melody.
- But I, I do agree that my, one of my dominant questions is where's the gift in this?
- You know, how can we unplug from what has become so dominant in our culture?
- So with women, our intuition is very, very dominant for us.
- Would people raise their hands if they're sort of science and tech dominant, if you will.
Examples
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Zulus had been the dominant tribe in southeastern Africa.
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America, after all, is still the dominant player in the global exchange of goods and ideas.
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It's like it's been the most dominant brand in shoes.
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We were the dominant store.
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Now air power is the dominant feature of military operations.
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I would say the dominant culture of my middle school was random.
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Already English and Mandarin Chinese are the most dominant languages on the Internet.
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For most of human civilization, we believed that we were Earth's most dominant species.
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The dominant species, who over millions of years of evolution reshaped their environment for their every need.
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International subjects constituted a dominant theme on Soviet stamps in the 1980s and earlier.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Happening often or seen in many places
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3.6
Happening in many places or among many people
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3.8
Common in many places or among many people at a certain time
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9.0
Found in many places at the same time
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5.6
Very common, especially when it is bad or harmful
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4.8
More common or important than others in a group
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8.7
Having more power or influence than others
Most common at a certain time or in a certain place
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A gene that makes a trait appear when only one copy is present and hides the other gene
- Specialized
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6.5
A disease that happens when one copy of a gene on a non-sex chromosome changes
- Specialized
A version of a gene that shows its trait even with a different version
- Specialized
A genetic disease from a changed gene on a non-sex chromosome where one bad copy causes illness
- Specialized
A way a strong gene on the X chromosome causes a trait in children who inherit it
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dominant comes from the Latin dominus, which means 'lord' or 'master'. That's why something dominant is the most common or strongest thing in a place—it 'rules' over the others.