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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.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › preponderantPREPONDERANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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

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   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin preponderant-‘weighing more’, from the verb praeponderare, from prae ‘before’ + ponderare ‘weigh, consider’. Take your English to the next level

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   having superior power or influence. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘preponderant'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.

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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.

   PREPONDERANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   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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