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predominant

American  
[pri-dom-uh-nuhnt] / prɪˈdɒm ə nənt /

adjective

  1. having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.

  2. preponderant; prominent.

    a predominant trait; the predominant color of a painting.
predominant British  
/ prɪˈdɒmɪnənt /

adjective

  1. having superiority in power, influence, etc, over others

  2. prevailing; prominent

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Related Words

See dominant.

Other Word Forms

  • predominance noun
  • predominantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of predominant

1570–80; < Medieval Latin praedominant- (stem of praedomināns ), present participle of praedominārī to predominate. See pre-, dominant

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