predominancen.

Brit.

/prᵻˈdɒmᵻnəns/, U.S.

/priˈdɑmən(ə)ns/,

/prəˈdɑmən(ə)ns/

Forms: 1500s– predominance, 1600s praedominance.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: predominant adj., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < predominant adj.: see -ance suffix. Compare Middle French, French prédominance (1595 in an apparently isolated attestation; subsequently from 1791), and also post-classical Latin praedominantia predominancy n. Compare earlier predominy n., and also predomination n., predominancy n., predominion n.

1. Astrology. Ascendancy, supremacy of influence. Cf. predominant adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > superior

predominance1592

predomination1592

predominancy1598

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E3 The doting Planet may haue such predominance in these wicked Elders of Israel.

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 112 Both haue influence from one ominous star, Which bodes our happinesse or our mischance According to the starres predominance.

c1650 Don Bellianis 178 [A sword] which she forged under the Constellation and Predominance of such Planets, that no Enchantment might against it prevail.

1791 Every Lady's Own Fortune-teller i. 16 Were it not for the predominance of some other planet at the time, all those who are born under this beneficent star, would enjoy equal privileges.

1933 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 5 Mar. 10/2 Hitler's horoscope shows a predominance of the Sun under the sign of Jupiter.

2001 Times of India (Nexis) 20 Aug. People born under star signs associated with a strong predominance of Venus tend to be compulsive shoppers.

2. gen. The fact or property of predominating (in later use esp. in terms of quantity or number); preponderance, prevalence; prevailing or superior influence, power, or authority; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun]

predominy?a1475

weight1569

predomination1592

predominance1595

predominancy1598

ascendant1607

predominion1607

prepotency1623

overweight1626

overbearance1639

preponderation1650

prepollency1663

preponderancy1689

the transcendent1691

overpoise1697

preponderance1704

prepollence1730

1595 T. Lodge Fig for Momus sig. E4 Dreames then (in sleep our spirits true retreate) Do chalenge their predominance.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. ii. sig. G3 Ther's not a beauty liues, Hath that imperiall predominance Ore my affectes.

a1627 H. Shirley Martyr'd Souldier iii. iv Now a Scorpion is A small compacted creature in whom Earth Hath the pre~dominance, but mixt with fire.

1650 A. Bradstreet Tenth Muse 21 But 'mongst themselves they were at variance, Which of the foure should have predominance; Choler hotly claim'd, right by her mother.

1704 I. Newton Opticks ii. i. 107 Rays..retain their colorific qualities, by which those of any sort..do by their excess and predominance cause their proper Colour to appear.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 319 It would seem that the predominance of any one vapour..becomes infectious.

1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 8 To counterweigh against the continental predominance of the French Emperor.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Seaboard Slave States xi. 583 The various grades of colored people are designated..as follows, according to the greater or lesser predominance of negro blood.

1877 H. H. Boyesen Tales from Two Hemispheres i. iv. 33 This easy predominance of the masculine heart over the masculine reason in the presence of an impressive woman.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 754/2 Most numerous are the beetles. Those of the highest zone are remarkable for the great predominance of predaceous species and of wingless forms.

1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) x. 230 The earliest playing by Chicagoans shows the predominance of the one influence or the other.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 403/1 The predominance of sugar in the Cuban economy is greater than it has ever been.

2005 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 Oct. 13 The original planting began about 25 years ago, with a predominance of trees chosen for their attractiveness to birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predominance
释义	predominancen. Brit. /prᵻˈdɒmᵻnəns/, U.S. /priˈdɑmən(ə)ns/, /prəˈdɑmən(ə)ns/ Forms: 1500s– predominance, 1600s praedominance. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: predominant adj., -ance suffix. Etymology: < predominant adj.: see -ance suffix. Compare Middle French, French prédominance (1595 in an apparently isolated attestation; subsequently from 1791), and also post-classical Latin praedominantia predominancy n. Compare earlier predominy n., and also predomination n., predominancy n., predominion n. 1. Astrology. Ascendancy, supremacy of influence. Cf. predominant adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > superior predominance1592 predomination1592 predominancy1598 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E3 The doting Planet may haue such predominance in these wicked Elders of Israel. 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 112 Both haue influence from one ominous star, Which bodes our happinesse or our mischance According to the starres predominance. c1650 Don Bellianis 178 [A sword] which she forged under the Constellation and Predominance of such Planets, that no Enchantment might against it prevail. 1791 Every Lady's Own Fortune-teller i. 16 Were it not for the predominance of some other planet at the time, all those who are born under this beneficent star, would enjoy equal privileges. 1933 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 5 Mar. 10/2 Hitler's horoscope shows a predominance of the Sun under the sign of Jupiter. 2001 Times of India (Nexis) 20 Aug. People born under star signs associated with a strong predominance of Venus tend to be compulsive shoppers. 2. gen. The fact or property of predominating (in later use esp. in terms of quantity or number); preponderance, prevalence; prevailing or superior influence, power, or authority; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun] predominy?a1475 weight1569 predomination1592 predominance1595 predominancy1598 ascendant1607 predominion1607 prepotency1623 overweight1626 overbearance1639 preponderation1650 prepollency1663 preponderancy1689 the transcendent1691 overpoise1697 preponderance1704 prepollence1730 1595 T. Lodge Fig for Momus sig. E4 Dreames then (in sleep our spirits true retreate) Do chalenge their predominance. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. ii. sig. G3 Ther's not a beauty liues, Hath that imperiall predominance Ore my affectes. a1627 H. Shirley Martyr'd Souldier iii. iv Now a Scorpion is A small compacted creature in whom Earth Hath the pre~dominance, but mixt with fire. 1650 A. Bradstreet Tenth Muse 21 But 'mongst themselves they were at variance, Which of the foure should have predominance; Choler hotly claim'd, right by her mother. 1704 I. Newton Opticks ii. i. 107 Rays..retain their colorific qualities, by which those of any sort..do by their excess and predominance cause their proper Colour to appear. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 319 It would seem that the predominance of any one vapour..becomes infectious. 1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 8 To counterweigh against the continental predominance of the French Emperor. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Seaboard Slave States xi. 583 The various grades of colored people are designated..as follows, according to the greater or lesser predominance of negro blood. 1877 H. H. Boyesen Tales from Two Hemispheres i. iv. 33 This easy predominance of the masculine heart over the masculine reason in the presence of an impressive woman. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 754/2 Most numerous are the beetles. Those of the highest zone are remarkable for the great predominance of predaceous species and of wingless forms. 1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) x. 230 The earliest playing by Chicagoans shows the predominance of the one influence or the other. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Apr. 403/1 The predominance of sugar in the Cuban economy is greater than it has ever been. 2005 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 14 Oct. 13 The original planting began about 25 years ago, with a predominance of trees chosen for their attractiveness to birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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