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1. • Outweighs all others in influence or effect

     • preponderant applies to an element or factor that outweighs all others in influence or effect.
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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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   adverb. preponderant in American English. (priˈpɑndərənt ; prɪˈpɑndərənt ) adjective. that preponderates; greater in amount, weight, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominant. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdominant. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.

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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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   Define preponderant. preponderant synonyms, preponderant pronunciation, preponderant translation, English dictionary definition of preponderant. adj. 1. Having superior force, importance, or influence: "No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" .

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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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   How many occurrences of the adjective preponderant are there?

   • About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the adjective preponderant pronounced? Where does the adjective preponderant come from? preponderant is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praeponderant-, praeponderāns.

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