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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dom•i•nance /ˈdɑmənəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act or state of dominating.
power or authority:the dominance of one nation over another. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dom•i•nance (dom′ə nəns),USA pronunciation n. - rule;
control;
authority;
ascendancy. - the condition of being dominant.
- Psychiatry, Psychologythe disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.
- Animal Behaviorhigh status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.
- Psychiatry, Medicine[Neurol.]the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.
Also, dom′i•nan•cy. - domin(ant) + -ance 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dominance /ˈdɒmɪnəns/ n - control; ascendancy
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