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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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   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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   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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   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.

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   The meaning of PREPONDERANCE is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength. How to use preponderance in a sentence.

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   (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. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.

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   PREPONDERANT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of preponderant in English. preponderant. 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.

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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 does preponderance mean?

   • Pick the best words! Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of PREPONDERANCE is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength. How to use preponderance in a sentence.

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   Is abandon a preponderant idiom?

   • Still, abandon is such a preponderant idiom that the two terms ought to be distinguished. If it originates outside the doer, then this preponderant is either efficient or it is not. This preponderant, in other words, would rely on some other (efficient) preponderant, which alone would be responsible for bringing the act into existence.

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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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   Does a preponderant language originate with a doer?

   • 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. My suspicion is motivated by the fact that preponderant use of one language in a given situation is accounted for either by referring to language dominance.

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   Is abandon a preponderant power?

   • The preponderant power of the central party is evident but it is not all-conquering. Still, abandon is such a preponderant idiom that the two terms ought to be distinguished. Yet states refrain from initiating war if a balance of power exists in which no single state or alliance of states has overwhelming preponderant power.

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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.