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     • How common is the adjective preponderant? About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English
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   How common is the adjective preponderate? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective preponderate pronounced? British English. /prᵻˈpɒndərət/ pruh-PON-duh-ruht. U.S. English. /prəˈpɑnd (ə)rət/ pruh-PAHN-duh-ruht. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective preponderate come from?

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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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   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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   Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective preponderous pronounced? British English. /prᵻˈpɒnd (ə)rəs/ pruh-PON-duh-ruhss. U.S. English. /prəˈpɑnd (ə)rəs/ pruh-PAHN-duh-ruhss. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective preponderous come from? Earliest known use. late 1600s.

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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 is a preponderant adjective?

   • Definition of preponderant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary larger in number or more important than other people or things in a group The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   Where did the word preponderate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective preponderate is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderate is from 1789, in a translation by Thomas Holcroft, writer. preponderate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praeponderātus, praeponderāre.

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   When was preponderous first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective preponderous is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderous is from 1670, in the writing of S. Gott. preponderous is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, ponderous adj.

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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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   Factsheet. What does the adjective preponderated mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective preponderated. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective preponderated? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.