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Definition of predominant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

predominant

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