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Definition of Predominance
1. Noun. The state of being predominant over others.
Generic synonyms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency, Control, Dominance
Derivative terms: Predominant, Predominate, Predominate
2. Noun. The quality of being more noticeable than anything else. "The predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"
Generic synonyms: Noticeability, Noticeableness, Obviousness, Patency
Derivative terms: Predominant, Predominate
Definition of Predominance
1. n. The quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination.
Definition of Predominance
1. Noun. the condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence or preponderance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Predominance
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Predominance
Literary usage of Predominance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"With the completed conquest of Milan French predominance in the peninsula was
established. Venice was content to accept the situation for the present, ..."
2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1873)
"predominance OF RICHELIEU. (1634) was the means chosen to punish his treason,
und avert the threatened danger. The imperial victory in the battle of ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1855)
"601 —predominance of, 702. Popular preachers, Hogg on, xxii. 127. Popular preaching,
remarks on, xix. 747. Popular party, the, Brougham on it in France, ..."
4. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe by Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1916)
"Though not highly educated, he was well read and genuinely appreciative of music
and painting. PHILIP II AND THE predominance OF SPAIN For a century and a ..."
5. Europe: Dimensions of Peace by Björn Hettne (1988)
"Conflicts in the period of US predominance Vars have been a regular phenomenon in
... The predominance of the US contributed irectly to the adoption of a ..."
6. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study by Jean-Marie Guyau (1897)
"The nature of feminine intelligence—predominance of the
imagination—Credulity—Conservatism—Feminine sensibility—predominance of
sentiment—Tendency to ..."
7. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study by Jean-Marie Guyau (1897)
"The nature of feminine intelligence—predominance of the
imagination—Credulity—Conservatism—Feminine sensibility—predominance of
sentiment—Tendency to ..."
8. A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest by John Edward Lloyd (1912)
"THE predominance OF POWYS. The salient feature of Welsh history during the first
half of the reign of Henry I. is the prominence of Powys and its ruling ..."
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