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TOEFL BNC: 15715 COCA: 15714

preponderance

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preponderance /prɪˈpɑːndərəns/ noun
preponderance
/prɪˈpɑːndərəns/
noun
Learner's definition of PREPONDERANCE
[singular] formal
: a greater amount or number of something多数
TOEFL BNC: 15715 COCA: 15714

preponderance

noun

pre·​pon·​der·​ance pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rən(t)s How to pronounce preponderance (audio)
1
: a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
2
a
: a superiority or excess in number or quantity
b

Example Sentences

not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
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Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of preponderance was in 1681
TOEFL BNC: 15715 COCA: 15714

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