predominant
adjective/prɪˈdɒmɪnənt/
/prɪˈdɑːmɪnənt/
- most obvious or easy to notice
- a predominant feature
- Yellow is the predominant colour this spring in the fashion world.
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- having more power or influence than others synonym dominant
- a predominant culture
- a way of thinking that is predominant in modern social life
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French, from medieval Latin predominant- ‘predominating’, from the verb predominari (see pre-, dominate).
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