preponderant

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preponderant

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From Latin praeponderāns, present participle of praeponderō (“to outweigh”).

adjective more preponderant · most preponderant · praeponderant

Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force. The judge gave preponderant weight to the physical evidence.
Similar: dominant, overriding, predominant

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"preponderant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/preponderant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{preponderant_2026,
  title = {preponderant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preponderant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}