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    [Noun]  | "pre*pon*der*ance" | \ pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rən(t)s \


    1: a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength

    2: a superiority or excess in number or quantity

    3: majority


    Origin: 1681 ;

    [Noun]  | "preponderance" 


    1: the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance;


      * e.g., " ... not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance "





    2: the largest part or quantity of something;


      * e.g., " ... a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant "



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     [ "Preponderance" ]

    1: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance

      * e.g.,  ... "the preponderance of women among older people" 

     [ "preponderant" ]

    1: Predominant, but specifically in terms of pondering instead of dominating. Something which has a monopoly or superior influence on your thoughts or senses, even though other things of the same type might exist.

      * e.g.,  ... The humans trapped in the Matrix were mostly unaware that the preponderant universe they experienced was digital. 

     [ "Preponderous" ]

    1: "Preponderous" signifies something incredibly and nonsensically heavy, imbalanced, or overwhelming, often to the point of being absurd or ridiculous.

      * e.g.,  ... His insistence on wearing a winter coat in the scorching summer heat was truly preponderous. 

     [ "preponderate" ]

    1: to own, or to manage

      * e.g.,  ... Bring it bitch.. I will preponderate yo ass!! 

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