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     • How common is the adjective preponderant? About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English
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   The earliest known use of the noun preponderance is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderance is from 1681, in the writing of Nehemiah Grew, botanist and physician. preponderance is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preponderant adj., ‑ance suffix.

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   Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective preponderate pronounced? British English. /prᵻˈpɒndərət/ pruh-PON-duh-ruht. U.S. English. /prəˈpɑnd (ə)rət/ pruh-PAHN-duh-ruht. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective preponderate come from? Earliest known use. late 1700s.

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   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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   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.

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   How many occurrences of the adjective preponderant are there?

   • About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the adjective preponderant pronounced? Where does the adjective preponderant come from? preponderant is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praeponderant-, praeponderāns.

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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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   When was preponderance first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun preponderance is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderance is from 1681, in the writing of Nehemiah Grew, botanist and physician. preponderance is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preponderant adj., ‑ance suffix.

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   Where did the word preponderate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective preponderate is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderate is from 1789, in a translation by Thomas Holcroft, writer. preponderate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praeponderātus, praeponderāre.

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   What is a preponderant weight?

   • Having greater weight; heavier. Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing. A preponderant weight; a topic of preponderant importance. In France royalty acquired little by little a preponderant influence over feudalism and used its increased prestige to substitute for the Truce of God the peace of the state.

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   prĭ-pŏndər-ənt. That preponderates; greater in amount, weight, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominant. Having greater weight; heavier. Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing. A preponderant weight; a topic of preponderant importance.