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predominance

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being more noticeable than anything else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: predomination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency

3

noun

Meaning 3

the state of being predominant over others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: predomination, prepotency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: доминация (dominacija) — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Bulgarian: превъзходство (prevǎzhodstvo) — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Catalan: predomini — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Catalan: predominança — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Czech: převaha — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Italian: predominio — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Plautdietsch: Äwahaunt — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Polish: przewaga — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Portuguese: predominância — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Portuguese: predomínio — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Spanish: predominancia — the condition or state of being dominant
  • Spanish: predominio — the condition or state of being dominant