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Word: dominant (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

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Noun:

  • music 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.
  • music The triad built on the dominant tone.

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