preponderantly
- adverb
- /prɪˈpɒndərəntli/
- Formal
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preponderantemente
- It is generally agreed, however, that France, preponderantly Catholic, now has more Muslims than either Protestants or Jews, its historical minorities.
Examples
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The team's success in the tournament was preponderantly due to their hard work and dedication.
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This buffer-type geographic location forces Nepal to concentrate its foreign and strategic policies preponderantly on its first-order neighbors, India and China.
Academic text (1992) -
Has been engaged in, preponderantly, the observance, practice, propagation, or instruction of a religious doctrine or body of religious beliefs; has conducted religious activities in the Mexican Republic for a minimum of 5 years and has well-established roots within the population; moreover, has established a residence in the Republic; and maintains sufficient property to comply with their objective.
Academic text (1999) -
The majority of the committee members voted preponderantly in favor of the new policy.
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The survey results show that the views of the participants were preponderantly positive.
Synonyms
418
1.0
For the most part
103
3.7
Mainly true in most cases
In a way that happens often in many places or among many people
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
preponderantly = preponderant (transparent) = preponderant + ly
Formed by the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'preponderant', so the adverbial meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Preponderantly comes from the parts pre- ('before') and ponder ('to weigh'), giving the image of something that 'weighs more' on the scales. So preponderantly means mostly or mainly, because it describes what has more weight, number, or importance.