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The answer PREDOMINANT has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of predominant in various dictionaries:
adj - most frequent or common
adj - having superior power and influence
Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force.
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jan 21 2014 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Oct 13 2012 The Times - Cryptic |
| Mar 22 2010 The Times - Concise |
| May 24 2008 The Times - Concise |
| Jan 10 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| present as the strongest or main element. |
| Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. |
| Most common or conspicuous main or prevalent: the predominant color in a design. |
| most frequent or common |
| having superior power and influence |
| more noticeable or important, or larger in number, than others: |
| being the most noticeable or largest in number, or having the most power or influence: |
| Predominant description |
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| In music theory, a predominant chord (also pre-dominant) is any chord which normally resolves to a dominant chord. Examples of predominant chords are the subdominant (IV, iv), supertonic (ii, ii°), Neapolitan sixth and German sixth. Other examples are the secondary dominant (V/V) and secondary leading tone chord. Predominant chords may lead to secondary dominants. Predominant chords both expand away from the tonic and lead to the dominant, affirming the dominant's pull to the tonic. Thus they lack the stability of the tonic and the drive towards resolution of the dominant. The predominant harmonic function is part of the fundamental harmonic progression of many classical works. The submediant (vi) may be considered a predominant chord or a tonic substitute.The dominant preparation is a chord or series of chords that precedes the dominant chord in a musical composition. Usually, the dominant preparation is derived from a circle of fifths progression. The most common dominant preparation |