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preponderance

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pre·pon·der·ance  (pr-pndr-ns) also pre·pon·der·an·cy (-n-s)
n.
Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
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Noun1.preponderance - superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"
power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
2.preponderance - a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
number, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
3.preponderance - exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"

preponderance
2. greater part, mass, bulk, weight, lion's share, greater numbers, extensiveness
Translations
preponderance [prɪˈpɔndərns] npreponderancia, predominio
preponderance [prɪˈpɔndərns] nprépondérance f
preponderance [prɪˈpɔndərns] nÜbergewicht nt
preponderance [prɪˈpɔndərns] npreponderanza


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This preponderance of the feminine element is, however, in itself characteristic, as I need not remind you what an abnormally--developed part this sex has played in French history.
To attain this end we must secure a preponderance of virtue over vice and must endeavor to secure that the honest man may, even in this world, receive a lasting reward for his virtue.
In the wealthy Kashinsky province, which always took the lead of other provinces in everything, there was now such a preponderance of forces that this policy, once carried through properly there, might serve as a model for other provinces for all Russia.
 
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