noun
1. superiority in power or influence
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the preponderance of good over evil
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the preponderance of wealth and power
• Derivationally related forms: ↑preponderant, ↑preponderate
• Hypernyms: ↑power, ↑powerfulness
2. a superiority in numbers or amount
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a preponderance of evidence against the defendant
• Syn: ↑prevalence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑prevail (for: ↑prevalence), ↑preponderate
3. exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
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the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale
• Derivationally related forms: ↑preponderate
• Hypernyms: ↑heaviness, ↑weightiness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.