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predominance
noun pre·dom·i·nance \pri-ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s, -ˈdäm-nən(t)s\
: the state of being more powerful or important than other people or things
: a situation in which there is a greater number or amount of a particular type of person or thing than of other people or things
Full Definition of PREDOMINANCE
: the quality or state of being predominant
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First Known Use of PREDOMINANCE
1592
Related to PREDOMINANCE
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- ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, supremacy, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)
PREDOMINANCE Defined for Kids
predominance
noun pre·dom·i·nance \pri-ˈdä-mə-nəns\
Definition of PREDOMINANCE for Kids
: the quality or state of being greater than others in number, frequency, strength, influence, or authority <a predominance of errors>
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