Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
prédominance — [ predɔminɑ̃s ] n. f. • XVIe; de prédominant ♦ Caractère prédominant, état de ce qui prédomine, a la première place. Prédominance d un pays, d un groupe social. ⇒ prééminence, prépondérance, primauté, supériorité, suprématie. « Race évidemment… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Predominance — Pre*dom i*nance, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]dominance.] 1. The quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination. [1913 Webster] The predominance of conscience over interest. South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astrol.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predominance — I noun almightiness, ascendency, authority, command, control, controlling influence, dominance, domination, dominion, imperium, influence, jurisdiction, lead, leadership, mastery, mightiness, omnipotence, paramountcy, potentia, power,… … Law dictionary
predominance — pre|dom|i|nance [prıˈdɔmınəns US ˈda: ] n 1.) [singular] if there is a predominance of one type of person or thing in a group, there are more of that type than of any other type predominance of ▪ a predominance of boys in the class 2.) [U]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
predominance — [[t]prɪdɒ̱mɪnəns[/t]] 1) N SING: usu N of n If there is a predominance of one type of person or thing, there are many more of that type than of any other type. [FORMAL] Another interesting note was the predominance of London club players. Syn:… … English dictionary
predominance — noun 1 (singular) if there is a predominance of one type of person or thing in a group, there are more of that type than of any other type (+ of): the predominance of white people in the audience 2 (U) someone or something that has predominance… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Predominance — Infobox Album | Name = Predominance Type = Album Artist = Susperia Released = March 26, 2001 Recorded = Abyss Studios, October 2000 Genre = Black metal Length = 45:11 Label = Nuclear Blast Producer = Peter Tägtgren and Susperia Reviews = Last… … Wikipedia
predominance — n. predominance over * * * [prɪ dɒmɪnəns] predominance over … Combinatory dictionary
predominance — pre|dom|i|nance [ prı damınəns ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which there is more of a particular type of person or thing than of anything else: the predominance of white middle class characters on TV shows 2. ) a situation in which someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predominance — noun 1) the predominance of women caregivers Syn: prevalence, dominance, preponderance 2) the superpower s military predominance Syn: supremacy, mastery, control, power, ascendancy, dominance, preeminence, superiori … Thesaurus of popular words
