predominant
pronunciation
How to pronounce predominant in British English:
UK [prɪˈdɒmɪnənt]
How to pronounce predominant in American English:
US [prɪˈdɑːmɪnənt]
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- Adjective:
- most frequent or common
- having superior power and influence
Word Origin
- predominant (adj.)
- 1570s, from Middle French prédominant (14c.), from Medieval Latin *praedominantem (nominative praedominans), present participle of *praedominare, from Latin prae- "before" (see pre-) + dominari "to rule" (see dominate). Related: Predominantly.
Example
- 1. Her physical being was for the moment predominant .
- 2. Imagine for a minute a world in which this was the predominant way of living .
- 3. In the last twenty years , video and film have become the predominant forms of modern storytelling .
- 4. Feminism has altered predominant perspectives in a wide range of areas within western society , ranging from culture to law .
- 5. China , in short , will not become the predominant power that the us has been , at least over the next few decades .