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predominant [prɪˈdɒmɪnənt] adj
1. having superiority in power, influence, etc., over others 2. prevailing; prominent predominance , predominancy n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
predominant adjective 1. main, chief, prevailing, notable, paramount, prevalent, preponderant Amanda's predominant emotion was one of confusion. 2. principal, leading, important, prime, controlling, ruling, chief, capital, primary, supreme, prominent, superior, dominant, sovereign, top-priority, ascendant He played a predominant role in shaping French economic policy principal minor, secondary, subordinate, inferior, unimportant, uninfluential Translations predominant [prɪˈdɒmɪnənt] ADJ [role, opinion, image] → predominante, preponderante; [flavour, colour] → predominante the disease is much more predominant in women → la enfermedad es mucho más predominante en las mujeres predominant adj (= most prevalent) idea, theory → vorherrschend; (= dominating) person, animal → beherrschend; to be predominant in something → überwiegend in etw sein; those things which are predominant in your life → die Dinge, die in Ihrem Leben von größter Bedeutung sind; he was the predominant member of the group → er war in der Gruppe tonangebend 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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Round the central figure in the narrative other characters will be found grouped, in sharp contrast -- contrast, for the most part, in which I have endeavored to make the element of humor mainly predominant. The sportive sunlight -- feebly sportive, at best, in the predominant pensiveness of the day and scene -- withdrew itself as they came nigh, and left the spots where it had danced the drearier, because they had hoped to find them bright. I Know that these gratifying social ends were so invariably accomplished, that Herbert and I understood nothing else to be referred to in the first standing toast of the society: which ran "Gentlemen, may the present promotion of good feeling ever reign predominant among the Finches of the Grove. |
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