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dominance

/ˈdɑmɪnəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
dom-in-ance
IPA
/ˈdɑmɪnəns/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dominant + -ance.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɑmɪnəns/
  • British English: /ˈdɒmɪnəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dominances (plural)

Derived Forms

antidominance codominance dominancy equidominance Eurodominance hyperdominance immunodominance monodominance nondominance overdominance postdominance pseudodominance

Phrases

incomplete dominance minority dominance

Synonyms

laterality authority authorization authorisation potency say-so ascendance ascendence ascendancy ascendency control

Rhymes With

prominence predominance

Questions

How do you pronounce dominance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑmɪnəns/.
What does dominance mean?
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
Where does dominance come from?
From dominant + -ance.

How to pronounce dominance

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