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Predominance :: Predominance (n.) The quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination.

Ruling :: Ruling (a.) Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign..

Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..

Demicadence :: Demicadence (n.) An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note..

Dominant :: Dominant (a.) Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power..

Plagal :: Plagal (a.) Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; -- said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to those called authentic, which ran from the tonic to its octave..

Sovereign :: Sovereign (a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

Prepotent :: Prepotent (a.) Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant..

Prevail :: Prevail (v. i.) To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day..

Predominantly :: Predominantly (adv.) In a predominant manner.

Enslave :: Enslave (v. t.) To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence.

Worldliness :: Worldliness (n.) The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.

Prevalent :: Prevalent (a.) Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious..

Regnant :: Regnant (a.) Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent.

Prevailing :: Prevailing (a.) Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion..

Dominant :: Dominant (n.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on..

Authentic :: Authentic (n.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic..

Subduable :: Subdominant (n.) The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so called as being under the dominant..

Magyar :: Magyar (n.) One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian..

Predominant :: Predominant (a.) Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength, influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color; predominant excellence..

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