predominant
See also: prédominant
English
Alternative forms
- prædominant (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French prédominant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/
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Adjective
predominant (comparative more predominant, superlative most predominant)
- Common or widespread; prevalent.
- Significant or important; dominant.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Truth of Presentiments”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 305:
- On Lord Marchmont's return, he, too, was struck with the unusual appearance of confusion in his hall; but anger was his predominant sensation when he heard that Henrietta had actually set off without waiting one moment.
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Translations
common or widespread; prevalent
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significant or important; dominant
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Further reading
- “predominant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “predominant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “predominant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “predominant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “predominant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French prédominant.
Adjective
predominant m or n (feminine singular predominantă, masculine plural predominanți, feminine and neuter plural predominante)
Declension
Declension of predominant
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | predominant | predominantă | predominanți | predominante | ||
| definite | predominantul | predominanta | predominanții | predominantele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | predominant | predominante | predominanți | predominante | ||
| definite | predominantului | predominantei | predominanților | predominantelor | |||
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