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preponderance

 
Dictionary: pre·pon·der·ance   (prĭ-pŏn'dər-əns) pronunciation also pre·pon·der·an·cy
 
(-ən-sē)
n.

Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.


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n

Definition: great numbers; supremacy
Antonyms: inferiority


 
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: superiority in power or influence

Meaning #2: a superiority in numbers or amount
  Synonym: prevalence

Meaning #3: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overlegenhed, overvægt

Nederlands (Dutch)
overwicht, overmacht, meerderheid

Français (French)
n. - prépondérance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Übergewicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπεροχή, επικράτηση

Italiano (Italian)
preponderanza, prevalenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - preponderância (f)

Русский (Russian)
перевес, преимущество

Español (Spanish)
n. - preponderancia, predominio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - övervikt, överlägsenhet, överskott

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重量的优势, 优越, 优势

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 重量的優勢, 優越, 優勢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 우위, 우세, 우월

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 重量でまさること, 優勢

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رجحان, أكثريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עליונות, עדיפות‬


 
 
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