dominance

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈdɑmɪnəns/ UK /ˈdɒmɪnəns/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
The state of having more power, influence, or success than others.

The team's dominance in the league lasted for a decade.
2

noun
In genetics, the way one form of a gene shows in the body while the other does not.

Brown eye colour shows dominance over blue.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of having more... control authorization

Word family

Derived forms antidominancecodominancedominancyequidominanceeurodominancehyperdominanceimmunodominancemonodominancenondominanceoverdominancepostdominancepseudodominance

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Phrases (1)

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apparent dominance
control or superiority that seems evident but may not reflect the full situation

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From dominant + -ance.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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