dominant

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  1. adjective Exercising the most influence or control.
  2. adjective Most prominent, as in position; ascendant.
  3. adjective Genetics Of, relating to, or being an allele that produces the same phenotypic effect whether inherited with a homozygous or heterozygous allele.
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  • This question, although pertinent during the Great War, also emerged as a dominant issue in the air defense of the Third Reich between 1939 and 1945. —  Flak - German Anti-aircraft Defenses 1914-1945
  • -- Someday, Kavario Middleton will take the once-thriving but now-rare creature known as the dominant Washington tight end off the endangered species list. —  HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News
  • Americans want the private sector to be large and dominant, and view a central government as a source of problems. —  BloggingStocks
  • Malone's dominance was indicative of how he wound up as the second-highest scorer in league history despite a lack of 3-point shot or a dominant, —  Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
  • This story is a very explicit fictionalized fantasy written as a series of emails between two women: one dominant, and one very bratty. —  open source sex
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  1. Middle English dominaunt, from Old French, from Latin domināns, dominant-, present participle of dominārī, to dominate; see dominate.

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  1. from Old French dominant, French dominant = Spanish Portuguese Italian dominante, from Latin dominan(t-)s, present participle of dominari, rule: see dominate. Cf. predominant.
 

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