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Added 9 October 2026

preponderant

adjective

Latin root: praeponderāns Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about preponderant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having superior power and influence.
the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Origin

From Latin praeponderāns, present participle of praeponderō (“to outweigh”).

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