Meaning of PREDOMINANT
| Pronunciation: | | pri'dâmununt
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- [adj] having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
- [adj] most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
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| | Synonyms: | | dominant, frequent, overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, prevailing |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre*dom"i*nant\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominant. See
{Predominante}.]
Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength,
influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color;
predominant excellence.
Those help . . . were predominant in the king's mind.
--Bacon.
Foul subordination is predominant. --Shak.
Syn: Prevalent; superior; prevailing; ascendant; ruling;
reigning; controlling; overruling.
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