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   The earliest known use of the adjective preponderant is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for preponderant is from before 1500, in Secreta Secretorum . preponderant is a borrowing from Latin .

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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.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › preponderantPREPONDERANT - All you need to know about it | Collins ...

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   A complete guide to the word "PREPONDERANT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Greater in weight, force, influence, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective preponderate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. ... preponderant, adj ...

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   Preponderant definition: Having superior force, importance, or influence. In all races there has been since 1890, throughout the country, a large increase in the proportion of girls among the pupils of each age-group; and this is particularly true of the group of 15 years and upwardthat is of the grammar school and high school age, in which girls were in 1900 decidedly preponderant.

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   PREPONDERANT meaning: 1. important or large: 2. important or large: . Learn more.

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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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   What is a preponderant weight?

   • Having greater weight; heavier. Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing. A preponderant weight; a topic of preponderant importance. In France royalty acquired little by little a preponderant influence over feudalism and used its increased prestige to substitute for the Truce of God the peace of the state.

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   What if a preponderant is able to avoid an act?

   • This preponderant, in other words, would rely on some other (efficient) preponderant, which alone would be responsible for bringing the act into existence. If he is capable of avoiding it, then the actual occurrence of the act must either recline upon some preponderant (murajjih) or it does not.

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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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