preponderance
pronunciation
How to pronounce preponderance in British English:
UK [prɪˈpɒndərəns]
How to pronounce preponderance in American English:
US [prɪˈpɑndərəns]
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- Noun:
- superiority in power or influence
- a superiority in numbers or amount
- exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
Word Origin
- preponderance (n.)
- 1680s, "greater weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845.