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   About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective preponderant pronounced? British English. /prᵻˈpɒnd (ə)r (ə)nt/ pruh-PON-duh-ruhnt. U.S. English. /prəˈpɑnd (ə)rənt/ pruh-PAHN-duh-ruhnt. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective preponderant come from? Earliest known use. Middle English.

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   About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun preponderance pronounced? British English. /prᵻˈpɒnd (ə)r (ə)n (t)s/ pruh-PON-duh-ruhns. U.S. English. /prəˈpɑnd (ə)rən (t)s/ pruh-PAHN-duh-ruhns. See pronunciation. Where does the noun preponderance come from? Earliest known use. late 1600s.

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   preponderant. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pre‧pon‧de‧rant /prɪˈpɒndərənt $ -ˈpɑːn-/ adjective formal main, most important, or most frequent —preponderantly adverb the preponderantly female staff at the factory Examples from the Corpus preponderant • There is a preponderant objection: popularity is worthless ...

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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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   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? Earliest known use. late 1700s.

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

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   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.

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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 adverb?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pre‧pon‧de‧rant /prɪˈpɒndərənt $ -ˈpɑːn-/ adjective formal main, most important, or most frequent —preponderantly adverb the preponderantly female staff at the factory Examples from the Corpus preponderant • There is a preponderant objection: popularity is worthless as an index of quality.

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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 does preponderant mean?

   • Origin preponderant (1600-1700) Latin present participle of praeponderare “to weigh more than” preponderant meaning, definition, what is preponderant: main, most important, or most frequent: Learn more.

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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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