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   Definition of preponderant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   (prɪˈpɑndərənt) adjective. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing. a preponderant misconception. SYNONYMS overpowering, overruling, major, dominant. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.

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   The meaning of PREPONDERANT is having superior weight, force, or influence. How to use preponderant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Preponderant.

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   Examples of preponderant. preponderant. Presence of females among the principal group in a multiple inhumation causes us to believe that women had a preponderant role within the society. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Definitions of preponderant. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control. Cite this entry.

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   adjective. formal us / prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ. ə nt / uk / prɪˈpɒn.d ə r. ə nt / Add to word list Add to word list. important or large: Music does not play a very preponderant role in the school's teaching. Synonyms. overriding. predominant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Very important or urgent. all-important. at all costs idiom.

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   What is the meaning of preponderant?

   • Definitions and Meaning of preponderant in English preponderant adjective having superior power and influence Synonyms:overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating Example - the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism SHABDKOSH Apps English Hindi Dictionary for Android English Hindi Dictionary for iOS

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   What is the meaning of preponderant sea power?

   • 1. Having superior force, importance, or influence: "No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" (Samuel Eliot Morison). 2. Having greater weight; heavier. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is the difference between dominant and preponderant?

   • dominant applies to something that is uppermost because ruling or controlling. predominant applies to something that exerts, often temporarily, the most marked influence. paramount implies supremacy in importance, rank, or jurisdiction. preponderant applies to an element or factor that outweighs all others in influence or effect.

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   What happens if a preponderant originates with a doer?

   • If it originates with the doer, this leads to an unending chain of preponderants, as the occurrence of each preponderant must be preceded by another preponderant. If it does, then such a preponderant must originate either with the doer or with someone or something else, or neither with the doer nor with someone or something else.

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   Is abandon a preponderant power?

   • The preponderant power of the central party is evident but it is not all-conquering. Still, abandon is such a preponderant idiom that the two terms ought to be distinguished. Yet states refrain from initiating war if a balance of power exists in which no single state or alliance of states has overwhelming preponderant power.

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   Does a preponderant language originate with a doer?

   • If it does, then such a preponderant must originate either with the doer or with someone or something else, or neither with the doer nor with someone or something else. My suspicion is motivated by the fact that preponderant use of one language in a given situation is accounted for either by referring to language dominance.

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   pre·pon·der·ant. (prĭ-pŏn′dər-ənt) adj. 1. Having superior force, importance, or influence: "No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" (Samuel Eliot Morison). 2. Having greater weight; heavier. pre·pon′der·ant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.