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preponderant |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preponderant \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preponderant adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount}, {predominant}, {predominate}, {preponderating}]
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