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predominant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'predominant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Predominant [ a.]
- Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength, influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color; predominant excellence.

Meaning of 'predominant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . predominant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- most frequent or common
Example in sentence:
  • prevailing winds
Meaning (2):
- having superior power and influence
Example in sentence:
  • the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism