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prepotent.

Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɹɪˈpoʊtənt/
  1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.

  2. Characterized by prepotency.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Latin praepotensbor. English prepotent Borrowed from Latin praepotens.

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