Meaning of PREPONDERANT
| Pronunciation: | | pri'pândurunt
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[adj] having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" |
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PREPONDERANT is a 12 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | dominant, overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*pon"der*ant\, a. [L. praeponderans, -antis:
cf. F. pr['e]pond['e]rant. See {Preponderate}.]
Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally
and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant
importance. -- {Pre*pon"der*ant*ly}, adv.
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