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- Earliest known use late 1600s 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.
The meaning of PREPONDERANCE is a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength. How to use preponderance in a sentence.
2 days ago · preponderance (countable and uncountable, plural preponderances) (obsolete) Greater physical weight. Synonym: (obsolete) preponderancy. (specifically, weaponry, historical) The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.
The earliest known use of the noun preponderancy is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderancy is from 1646, in the writing of Thomas Browne, physician and author. preponderancy is of multiple origins.
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. preponder is formed within English, by derivation.
The preponderance of evidence suggests that he's guilty. The people who possessed the preponderancy of wealth began to think of ways of obtaining the preponderacy of power. Fewer examples. The company, which has a preponderance of middle-aged customers, is now hoping to attract a younger clientele.
the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc. The preponderance of votes is against the proposal. Also: preponderancy. SYNONYMS predominance, majority, mass, bulk.
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