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predominance noun 1. prevalence, weight, preponderance, greater number An interesting note was the predominance of London club players. 2. dominance, hold, control, edge, leadership, sway, supremacy, mastery, dominion, upper hand, ascendancy, paramountcy their economic predominance Translations predominance [prɪˈdɒmɪnəns] N 1. (= dominance) → primacía f; [of flavour] → predominio m 2. (= greater number) → predominio m the predominance of women in the labour force → el predominio de mujeres entre los trabajadores predominance n (= control) → Vorherrschaft f, → Vormachtstellung f; (= prevalence) → Überwiegen nt; the predominance of women in the office → die weibliche Überzahl im Büro How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sir James had no idea that he should ever like to put down the predominance of this handsome girl, in whose cleverness he delighted. Darcy; or at least, by the predominance of virtue, atone for those casual errors under which she would endeavour to class what Mr. This power cannot be based on the predominance of moral strength, for, not to mention heroes such as Napoleon about whose moral qualities opinions differ widely, history shows us that neither a Louis XI nor a Metternich, who ruled over millions of people, had any particular moral qualities, but on the contrary were generally morally weaker than any of the millions they ruled over. |
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