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- The earliest known use of the verb preponder is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponder is from 1614, in the writing of John Norden, cartographer.
The earliest known use of the verb preponderate is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderate is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer.
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.
Going back to Middle English in the 1500s, we can see the Latin verb “praeponderāre,” which came into English as the verb “preponder,” meaning “to outweigh in importance.” That quickly turned into the adjective “preponderant,” meaning “greater in importance,” but the noun “preponderance” is the only one of the forms ...
The meaning of PREPONDERANCE is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength. How to use preponderance in a sentence.
The meaning of PREPONDER is preponderate. preponderate… See the full definition. Games; Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Rhymes; Word Finder ...
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Define Preponder. Preponder synonyms, Preponder pronunciation, Preponder translation, English dictionary definition of Preponder. v. t. 1. To preponderate. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co
