preponderant

[ pri-pon-der-uhnt ]

/ prɪˈpɒn dər ənt /

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adjective

superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.

Origin of preponderant

1650–60; < Latin praeponderant- (stem of praeponderāns), present participle of praeponderāre to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ant

SYNONYMS FOR preponderant

overpowering, overruling, major, dominant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM preponderant

pre·pon·der·ant·ly, adverb

Words nearby preponderant

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Example sentences from the Web for preponderant

Doubtless he will be criticised for the preponderant place assumed in his book by physical pain.

The Forerunners |Romain Rolland
Call it what you will, Tunis, in spite of its preponderant Italian influence, is fast becoming French.

In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun
He became marshal of the kingdom, and, especially from 1828 onwards, exercised a preponderant influence in public affairs.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 |Various
Several other circumstances concur in rendering the power of the majority in America not only preponderant, but irresistible.

Democracy In America, Volume 1 (of 2) |Alexis de Toqueville

Prominent among these was a conception of the preponderant amount he had yet to learn.

A Breath of Prairie and other stories |Will Lillibridge

British Dictionary definitions for preponderant

preponderant

/ (prɪˈpɒndərənt) /

adjective

greater in weight, force, influence, etc

Derived forms of preponderant

preponderantly, adverb

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preponderant

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