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predominant adjective [ prɪˈdɒmɪnənt ]

• present as the strongest or main element.
• "the predominant colour was white"
Similar: main, chief, principal, most important, of greatest importance, primary, prime, overriding, uppermost, central, cardinal, leading, top-tier, foremost, key, paramount, preponderant, prevailing, most obvious, most noticeable, most prominent, number-one, top-priority,
Opposite: subsidiary, minor,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Old French, from medieval Latin predominant- ‘predominating’, from the verb predominari (see predominate).


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