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<hw>Dom"i*nant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.</def>

<cs><col>Dominant chord</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the chord based upon the dominant.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Dom"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dominated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dominating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dominatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dominari</ets> to dominate, fr. <ets>dominus</ets> master, lord. See <er>Dame</er>, and cf. <er>Domineer</er>.]</ety> <def>To predominate over; to rule; to govern.</def> "A city <i>dominated</i> by the ax."

<i>Dickens.</i>

<blockquote>We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or <b>dominated</b>. <i>W. Tooke.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Dom"i*nate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be dominant.</def>

<i>Hallam.</i>

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<hw>Dom`i*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>domination</ets>, L. <ets>dominatio</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.</def>

<blockquote>In such a people, the haugtiness of <b>domination</b> combines with the spirit of freedom. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A ruling party; a party in power.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Burke.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.</def>

<blockquote>Thrones, <b>dominations</b>, princedoms, virtues, powers. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Dom"i*na*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>dominatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Governing; ruling; imperious.</def>

<i>Sir E. Sandys.</i>

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<hw>Dom"i*na`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A ruler or ruling power.</def> "Sole <i>dominator</i> of Navarre."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Jupiter and Mars are <b>dominators</b> for this northwest part of the world. <i>Camden.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Dom"i*ne</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dominie</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[From Sp. <ets>domine</ets> a schoolmaster.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West Indian fish (<spn>Epinula magistralis</spn>), of the family <spn>Trichiurid\'91</spn>. It is a long-bodied, voracious fish.</def>