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preponderance
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preponderance
Noun
  • Excess or superiority of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing.
  • The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them. obsolete
  • The greater portion of the weight.
  • The majority.
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