| NOUN | attribute | dominance, laterality | superior development of one side of the body |
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| state | dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | |
| phenomenon | dominance | the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not | |
| attribute | dominance, authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
| Sounds | daa'mahnahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | superior development of one side of the body. | |
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| Synonym | laterality | |
| Broader | bodily property | An attribute of the body |
| Spanish | lateralidad | |
| Catalan | lateralitat | |
| Meaning | The state that exists when one person or group has power over another. | |
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| Example | "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" | |
| Synonyms | ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control | |
| Narrower | absolutism, tyranny, despotism | dominance through threat of punishment and violence |
| ascendant, ascendent | Position or state of being dominant or in control | |
| domination, mastery, supremacy | Power to dominate or defeat | |
| dominion, rule | dominance or power through legal authority | |
| monopoly | exclusive / exclusive control or possession of something | |
| predominance, predomination, prepotency | The state of being predominant over others | |
| regulation | The state of being controlled or governed | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | ascendiente, control, dominación, dominio, sometimiento, sumisión | |
| Catalan | control, dominació, domini, sometiment, submissió | |
| Adjectives | dominant | exercising influence or control |
| Verbs | dominate | be in control |
| Meaning | The organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | organic phenomenon | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
| Spanish | dominancia | |
| Adjectives | dominant | (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar / dissimilar |
| Meaning | The power or right to give orders or make decisions. | |
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| Synonyms | authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, say-so | |
| Narrower | carte blanche | complete freedom or authority to act |
| command | The power or authority to command | |
| imperium | supreme authority | |
| lordship | The authority of a lord | |
| muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) | |
| power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property | |
| sovereignty | The authority of a state to govern another state | |
| Broader | control | Power to direct or determine |
| Spanish | autoridad, autorización, dominación, dominio | |
| Catalan | autoritat, autorització, dominació, domini | |
| Verbs | dominate | have dominance or the power to defeat over |
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