preponderance

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /prɪˈpɑndərəns/ UK /prɪˈpɒndərəns/ See IPA manual

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noun
the quality of being greater in number, importance, or strength

The preponderance of evidence pointed to his guilt.

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From Late Latin praeponderare ('to outweigh'), from Latin prae- ('before, beyond') + ponderare ('to weigh'), from pondus ('weight').

praeponderare Latin ponderare Latin pondus Latin

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# preponderance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prɪˈpɑndərəns/
**IPA (UK):** /prɪˈpɒndərəns/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being greater in number, importance, or strength

## Examples
- The preponderance of evidence pointed to his guilt.

## Synonyms
- predominance
- prevalence
- majority
- dominance
- superiority
- prevalency
- ascendancy

## Antonyms
- minority
- inferiority

## Related Forms
- preponderant
- preponderate
- ponderous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praeponderare
- Root: ponderare
- Root: pondus

## Etymology
From Late Latin praeponderare ('to outweigh'), from Latin prae- ('before, beyond') + ponderare ('to weigh'), from pondus ('weight').

## AI Etymology
Preponderance is from Late Latin praeponderare ('to outweigh'), from Latin prae- ('before, beyond') + ponderare ('to weigh'), from pondus ('weight'). Important recorded forms include praeponderare (Latin), ponderare (Latin), and pondus (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of being greater in number, importance, or strength. The wider family includes related words such as preponderant, preponderate, and ponderous.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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