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  1. The class forces fundamentally involved in a scientific controversy are research teams, even if it is their respective heads (bearers of the relation of ownership) who play the preponderant role. From the Cambridge English Corpus

  2. 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.

  3. Word origin. L praeponderans, prp. preponderant in American English. (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.

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

  5. noun. 1. predominance, instance, dominance, prevalence the huge preponderance of males among homeless people. 2. greater part, mass, bulk, weight, lion's share, greater numbers, extensiveness The preponderance of the evidence strongly supports his guilt.

  6. PREPONDERANT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of preponderant in English. preponderant. 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.

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  8. Aug 31, 2023 · Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force. Synonyms: dominant, overriding, predominant. The judge gave preponderant weight to the physical evidence. Women continue to play a preponderant role in caregiving.