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Preponderance
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noun 1. The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "There was a preponderance of Marvel fans at the comic-con."
Play Button "When we were house hunting, there was a preponderance of new construction homes."
Play Button "I hope there won't be a preponderance of meat dishes at the buffet and there are a few vegetarian items."
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English, late 17th century
Why This Word?
This noun, which describes the state of being more than in quantity or importance, developed in English several centuries ago, through a few different parts of speech. Going back to Middle English in the 1500s, we can see the Latin verb "praeponderāre," which came into English as the verb "preponder," meaning "to outweigh in importance." ...
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