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1
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
- not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance
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- celebrity,
- fame,
- famousness,
- glory,
- honor,
- kudos,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute
- ascendance
- (also ascendence),
- ascendancy
- (also ascendency),
- authority,
- domination,
- dominion
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2
the largest part or quantity of something
- a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
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The first known use of preponderance was in 1681
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