Hypertext Webster Gateway: "predominance"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predominance \Pre*dom"i*nance\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominance.]
1. The quality or state of being predominant; superiority;
ascendency; prevalence; predomination.
The predominance of conscience over interest.
--South.
2. (Astrol.) The superior influence of a planet. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predominance
n 1: the state of being predominant over others [syn: {predomination}]
2: the quality of being more noticeable than anything else;
"the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet
tone" [syn: {predomination}]
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