Meaning

1 senses

  1. A subdominant.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. You could say that France is the predominant cultural power in Europe.

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  2. In northern Portugal, mountains and plateaus are predominant.

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  3. Islam is Algeria's predominant religion.

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  4. The predominant belief since the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been that another world is not possible.

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  5. According to the World Health Organization, unprotected sexual intercourse between men and women is the predominant mode of HIV transmission.

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Origin

From Middle French prédominant, ultimately from Medieval Latin praedominans. By surface an

From Middle French prédominant, ultimately from Medieval Latin praedominans. By surface analysis, pre- + dominant.

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Forms

plural: predominants
Singularpredominant
Pluralpredominants

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
predictiveB2predictorB2predilectionC2predisposepredominantlypredominatepreeminentC2
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