Predomination

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or state of predominating; ascendency; predominance. countable, uncountable

    "Quoth th'other, haue thy ſtarres maligne been ſuch, / That their predominations ſvvay ſo much / Ouer the reſt, that vvith a milde aſpect / The Liues and loues of Shepherds doe affect?"

  2. 2
    the quality of being more noticeable than anything else wordnet
  3. 3
    the state of being predominant over others wordnet

Synonyms

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ascendancyascendancebalance of powerdominancedominationdominion

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"Quoth th'other, haue thy ſtarres maligne been ſuch, / That their predominations ſvvay ſo much / Ouer the reſt, that vvith a milde aſpect / The Liues and loues of Shepherds doe affect?"

Etymology

Compare French prédomination.

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