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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.
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.
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 .
A complete guide to the word "PREPONDERANT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of preponderant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Although it is certainly possible to put many adjectives in a row, it is relatively uncommon to hear more than two, sometimes even three. When they are placed before the noun, they usually appear in the following order instead of being strung together arbitrarily:
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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