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preponderance.

Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/Received-Pronunciation/pɹɪˈpɒndɹəns/Received-Pronunciation/pɹəˈpɑndəɹəns/General-American/pɹəˈpɑndɹəns/General-American
  1. Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Greater physical weight.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. Greater physical weight. The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

    countable · historical · obsolete · specifically · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English preponderant Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English preponderance From preponderant + -ance.

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