Hypertext Webster Gateway: "predominant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predominant \Pre*dom"i*nant\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominant. See
{Predominante}.]
Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength,
influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color;
predominant excellence.
Those help . . . were predominant in the king's mind.
--Bacon.
Foul subordination is predominant. --Shak.
Syn: Prevalent; superior; prevailing; ascendant; ruling;
reigning; controlling; overruling.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predominant
adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: {prevailing}]
2: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {paramount},
{predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]
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