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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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   (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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   adjective. formal uk / prɪˈpɒn.d ə r. ə nt / us / prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ. ə nt / 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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   •Visitors to the museum are preponderantly [=predominantly] foreign.

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   What does the noun preponderance mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun preponderance . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The meaning of PREPONDERANCE is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength. How to use preponderance in a sentence.

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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' in Hindi?

   • Preponderant means 'preponderant' in English. In Hindi, 'preponderant' is translated as 'प्रभावी'. Usage: Melancholy is the predominant mood for writing a poem. Detailed Meaning: Preponderant Meaning in Hindi

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   When was preponderance first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun preponderance is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderance is from 1681, in the writing of Nehemiah Grew, botanist and physician. preponderance is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preponderant adj., ‑ance suffix.

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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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   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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   What does praeponderant mean?

   • [1650–60; ‹ L praeponderant- (s. of praeponderāns), prp. of praeponderāre to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ant] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.

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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.