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preponderance

pre·pon·de·rance

UK/pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/ US/pɹɪˈpɒndɹəns/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

superiority in power or influence

  • “the preponderance of good over evil”
  • “the preponderance of wealth and power”
2.

a superiority in numbers or amount

  • “there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons”
Synonyms
3.

exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight

  • “the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale”

Origin

From preponderant + -ance.

Phrases

  • preponderance of evidence
  • preponderance of the evidence

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