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      • preponderate verb [ I ] formal uk / prɪˈpɒn.d ə r.eɪt / us / prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.eɪt / Add to word list to be more important or larger in size or number than other people or things in a group:
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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. 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.

  3. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective preponderant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  4. 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.

  5. A complete guide to the word "PREPONDERANT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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

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  8. preponderant. volume_up. UK /prɪˈpɒnd (ə)rənt/ adjective predominant in influence, number, or importance the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance Examples ‘It would be easy to see that this preponderant influence which would accrue to a very large unit could be abused, and would in any case be resented by all the other ...

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