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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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1592

Synonyms: ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, supremacy, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)

PREDOMINANCE Defined for Kids

noun pre·dom·i·nance \pri-ˈdä-mə-nəns\

: the quality or state of being greater than others in number, frequency, strength, influence, or authority <a predominance of errors>

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