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Candy Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
dominance / domination
dominance / domination
They are both nouns, but what's the difference between the two words?
(How do I differentiate them when I use them?)
Are they generally interchangeable?
Thank you.
They are both nouns, but what's the difference between the two words?
(How do I differentiate them when I use them?)
Are they generally interchangeable?
Thank you.
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Dominance = The fact or state of being dominant. Harold has dominance over his brother because he was the king's firstborn. Domination = Supremacy or preeminence over another.
- Dominance = The fact or state of being dominant.
- Harold has dominance over his brother because he was the king's firstborn.
- Domination = Supremacy or preeminence over another.
- Harold's domination over his brother was absolute.
- They're interchangeable in most cases.
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Dominance = The fact or state of being dominant.
Harold has dominance over his brother because he was the king's firstborn.
Domination = Supremacy or preeminence over another.
Harold's domination over his brother was absolute.
They're interchangeable in most cases.
Harold has dominance over his brother because he was the king's firstborn.
Domination = Supremacy or preeminence over another.
Harold's domination over his brother was absolute.
They're interchangeable in most cases.
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Hi Erin,
Thank you for answering my question.
I checked these nouns in some dictionaries.
One has 'donimance' as a noun derivative of 'dominant'(domination' doesn't exist there), but the other one has 'domination' only as its noun.
So...... I thought it's funny.
There's a difference between them......hmmmm..
Thank you for answering my question.
I checked these nouns in some dictionaries.
One has 'donimance' as a noun derivative of 'dominant'(domination' doesn't exist there), but the other one has 'domination' only as its noun.
So...... I thought it's funny.
There's a difference between them......hmmmm..
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just my opinion:
dominance is the control or influence over someone or something
domination is the excercising of control or influence over someone or something
But in practice,i guess the distinctioins are not so clear..
dominance is the control or influence over someone or something
domination is the excercising of control or influence over someone or something
But in practice,i guess the distinctioins are not so clear..
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