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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , present participle of praeponderare 'to weigh more than'

preponderant

 adjective
     
pre‧pon‧de‧rant formal
main, most important, or most frequent
—preponderantly adverb:
the preponderantly female staff at the factory
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