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Meaning of PREPONDERANCE

Pronunciation:  pri'pânduruns

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
  2. [n]  a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
  3. [n]  superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"
 
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 Synonyms: prevalence
 
 See Also: figure, heaviness, number, power, powerfulness, weightiness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pre*pon"der*ance\, Preponderancy
 

 

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