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dominant

/ˈdɒmənənt/DO-muh-nuhnt
/ˈdɑmənənt/DAH-muh-nuhnt

Meaninglording

Common meaning: most powerful

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dominus ‘master of a house, lord’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry dominus, p. 151 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAMSEL, p. 151 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • dominus Latin “master of a house, lord”

Related words

damseldomaindominiondomino

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