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(music) 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. / (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.

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dominant

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/

Noun

(music) 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. / (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.

Japanese Meaning

（音楽）スケール上の5番目の主要な音（属音） / （音楽）属音を根音とする三和音（属和音）

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In the key of C major, the dominant resolves naturally to the tonic.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

C長調では、属音は自然に主音へ解決します。

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Sense（1）

(music) 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.

Sense（2）

(music) The triad built on the dominant tone.

Sense（3）

(genetics) A gene that is dominant.

Finally, if we suppose provisionally that the mutant genes are dominant just as often as they are recessive, selection will be far more severe in eliminating the disadvantageous dominants than in eliminating the disadvantageous recessives.

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