predominance

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/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/

noun

The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.

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predominationprepotency
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Meanings

nounpredominance (countable and uncountable, plural predominances)

plural predominances

  1. countableuncountableThe condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.

    Inside classrooms and lecture theatres, all signage is in English, as is the signage in the staff office blocks. There were only three exceptions to this complete predominance of English.

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being predominant over others

Similar
predominationprepotency
Broader
dominanceascendanceascendence

nounthe quality of being more noticeable than anything else

Similar
predomination
Broader
obviousnessnoticeabilitynoticeableness
Also see
predominationprepotencysuperiority

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From predominant + -ance. By surface analysis, pre- + dominance.

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Translations

Bulgarian доминация, превъзходство
  • доминация (dominacija)the condition or state of being dominant
  • превъзходство (prevăzhodstvo)the condition or state of being dominant
Catalan predomini, predominança
  • predominithe condition or state of being dominant
  • predominançathe condition or state of being dominant
Czech převaha
  • převahathe condition or state of being dominant
Italian predominio
  • predominiothe condition or state of being dominant
Polish przewaga
  • przewagathe condition or state of being dominant
Portuguese predominância, predomínio
  • predominânciathe condition or state of being dominant
  • predomíniothe condition or state of being dominant
Spanish predominancia, predominio
  • predominanciathe condition or state of being dominant
  • predominiothe condition or state of being dominant
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APA

predominance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominance

MLA

“predominance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predominance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominance.

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