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English Dictionary: preponderant by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preponderant
adj
  1. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
    Synonym(s): overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preponderant \Pre*pon"der*ant\, a. [L. praeponderans, -antis:
      cf. F. pr[82]pond[82]rant. See {Preponderate}.]
      Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally
      and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant
      importance. -- {Pre*pon"der*ant*ly}, adv.
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