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predominance

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Predominance  \Pre*dom"i*nance\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  pr['e]dominance.] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  predominant;  superiority; 
  ascendency;  prevalence;  predomination. 
 
  The  predominance  of  conscience  over  interest. 
  --South. 
 
  2.  (Astrol.)  The  superior  influence  of  a  planet.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  predominance 
  n  1:  the  state  of  being  predominant  over  others  [syn:  {predomination}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  being  more  noticeable  than  anything  else; 
  "the  predomination  of  blues  gave  the  painting  a  quiet 
  tone"  [syn:  {predomination}]




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