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Dominant chord

Dominant \Dom"i*nant\, n. (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.

Dominant chord (Mus.), the chord based upon the dominant.

Usage examples of "dominant chord".

They entered, each with a demeanour intended to conceal the inconcealable fact that reciprocal love was their dominant chord.