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Definitions for predominance
prɪˈdɒm ə nənspre·dom·i·nance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. predominance, predomination, prepotencynoun

    the state of being predominant over others

  2. predomination, predominancenoun

    the quality of being more noticeable than anything else

    "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"

Wiktionary

  1. predominancenoun

    the condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence or preponderance

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Predominance, Predominancynoun

    Prevalence; superiority; ascendency; superior influence.

    Etymology: præ and domina, Lat.

    We make guilty of our disasters, the sun, the moon and the stars, as if we were knaves, thieves and treacherous by spherical predominance. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    An inflammation consists only of a sanguineous affluxion, or else is denominable from other humours, according to the predominancy of melancholy, phlegm or choler. Brown.

    In human bodies, there is an incessant warfare amongst the humours for predominancy. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

    The true cause of the Pharisees disbelief of Christ’s doctrine, was the predominance of their covetousness and ambition over their will. Robert South, Sermons.

    The several rays therefore in that white light do retain their colorific qualities, by which those of any sort, whenever they become more copious than the rest, do, by their excess and predominance, cause their proper colour to appear. Newton.

Wikipedia

  1. Predominance

    Predominance is the debut album by the Norwegian thrash metal band Susperia. Produced at the Abyss Studios, it combines thrash metal with black metal.

ChatGPT

  1. predominance

    Predominance refers to the state or condition of being superior, greater, stronger, or having more authority, influence, or prevalence compared to others. It can also refer to the majority or the largest portion of something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Predominancenoun

    the quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination

  2. Predominancenoun

    the superior influence of a planet

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. prdominance.]

Wikidata

  1. Predominance

    Predominance is the debut album by the Norwegian black metal band Susperia.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of predominance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of predominance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of predominance in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Disraeli:

    The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

  2. Tim Walz:

    I certainly think I want to believe it is outside more and that might go to the problem that we have of saying' it can't be Minnesotans', i know there are outside folks in there whether they are the predominance or whether leading or not.

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    a symptom of reduced quality or strength
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