Question 1 · Quick check
dominance
CEFRC1
/ˈdɒmɪnəns/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The position of having more power or control than others.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA feeling of power and capacity to act or control another.
Examples
The dominance of English is killing the European dialogue.
The dominance of English kills the European debate.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsBeing in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
More examples
In contextBut with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.
Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.
Shepard: Too many lives were lost at that base. I'm not sorry it's gone. Illusive Man: The first of many lives. Illusive Man: The technology from that base could have secured human dominance in the galaxy. Against the Reapers and beyond.
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Origin
noun
From dominant + -ance.