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Preponderance Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Preponderance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
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

"a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

3

exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight

"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

4

Greater physical weight.

Example Sentences
"the preponderance of good over evil" noun
"the preponderance of wealth and power" noun
"a preponderance of evidence against the defendant" noun
"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
power number heaviness
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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