Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of preponderate
1 more example
At the January 16 meeting of the Railway Club, Mr. Charles E. Lee, Vice-President, read a paper entitled "Class Distinction," in which he traced the very gradual development (at any rate, with main-line railways) of provision for lower-class passengers; the reduction in discrimination; and the preponderating position of the third class today.
1943 May and June, “Notes and News: The Railway Club”, in Railway Magazine, page 176
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving superior power and influence
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