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      • 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.
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  1. The meaning of PREPONDERANT is having superior weight, force, or influence. How to use preponderant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Preponderant.

  2. Examples of preponderant. preponderant. Presence of females among the principal group in a multiple inhumation causes us to believe that women had a preponderant role within the society. From the Cambridge English Corpus. A preponderant power is immune from attack due to its superior capabilities. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. Definition of preponderant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Examples of preponderant. preponderant. A series of responses across the polls consistently show that preponderant majorities believe they are confronting greater financial risk than earlier generations. From The Atlantic.

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  8. 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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