preponderance
IPA: pripˈɑndrʌns
noun
- (obsolete) Greater physical weight.
- (specifically, weaponry, historical) The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.
- Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
- Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
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Examples of "preponderance" in Sentences
- The preponderance of the evidence is overwhelming.
- There is apparent preponderance of woman in this area.
- Or at least preponderance defines the flow of the mainstream.
- The Community decides based on the preponderance of evidence.
- This addition was due to the preponderance of green in the natural world.
- The first part of this is the preponderance of unreliable or iffy sources.
- Many of the claims are very much at variance with the preponderance of data.
- The preponderance of the evidence indicates that this assertion is incorrect.