(n) :
the fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on; the triad built on the dominant tone
(adj) :
ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power
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(n) :
the fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on; the triad built on the dominant tone
(adj) :
ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power