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dominance.

The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɒmɪnəns/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑmɪnəns/General-American, dialectal/ˈdɒmɪnəns/Canada, dialectal/ˈdɔmɪnəns/Australia
  1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

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  3. A feeling of power and capacity to act or control another.

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  4. The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.

    countable · uncountable
  5. of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.

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Where this word comes from

From dominant + -ance.

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