Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Dominá-re, v. a.
1. to dominate, rule over, have the mastery over, to bear rule or sway; 2. to overlook, command. Un monte che domina la città, a hill that commands or overlooks the city; s. m. Dominá-tóre, f. Dominá-tríce; adj. Dominá-nte.
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