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predominately
pre·dom·i·nate P0517500 (prĭ-dŏm′ə-nāt′)v. pre·dom·i·nat·ed, pre·dom·i·nat·ing, pre·dom·i·nates v.intr.1. To have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail: Good predominates over evil in many literary works.2. To be of or have greater quantity or importance; preponderate: French-speaking people predominate in Quebec.v.tr. To dominate or prevail over.adj. (ə-nət) Predominant.
[Medieval Latin praedominārī, praedomināt- : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin dominārī, to rule (from dominus, master; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·dom′i·nate·ly (-nĭt-lē) adv.pre·dom′i·na′tion n.pre·dom′i·na′tor n.Translations
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