dominant
/ˈdɑmənənt/ noun C1- The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- The triad built on the dominant tone.
- Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
- A species or organism that is dominant.
- The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
Plural dominants
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Heavily built and massive, there was a suggestion of uncouth physical inertia in the figure, but above this unwieldy frame there was perched a head so masterful in its brow, so alert in its steel-grey, deep-set eyes, so firm in its lips, and so subtle in its play of expression, that after the first glance one forgot the gross body and remembered only the dominant mind.
While English is the dominant tongue today, the indigenous Irish language has left an indelible mark on its vocabulary and structure.
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