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1. • • dominant, predominant, paramount, preponderant mean superior to all others in influence or importance.
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   PREPONDERANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of preponderant in English. preponderant. 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.

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

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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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   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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Very important or urgent. all-important. at all costs idiom.

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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.

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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 praeponderare mean?

   • This meaning is particularly reflective of the word's Latin roots in the word praeponderare, which means "outweigh." The noun can also mean "superiority in influence or importance." A country's economic preponderance, for example, might give it greater influence in international relations.

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   What does preponderance mean?

   • The noun preponderance can also mean "superiority in weight or significance." This meaning is particularly reflective of the word's Latin roots in the word praeponderare, which means "outweigh." The noun can also mean "superiority in influence or importance."

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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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   preponderance. If there's a preponderance of something, there is A LOT of it. If you are a prosecutor, you are looking for a preponderance of evidence to convince the jury that the defendant is guilty. The noun preponderance can also mean "superiority in weight or significance."