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predominant

adj
/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from praedominans
  2. derived from prédominant

Definitions

  1. Common or widespread

    Common or widespread; prevalent.

  2. Significant or important

    Significant or important; dominant.

    • On Lord Marchmont's return, he, too, was struck with the unusual appearance of confusion in his hall; but anger was his predominant sensation when he heard that Henrietta had actually set off without waiting one moment.

  3. A subdominant.

The neighborhood

Derived

predominancy, predominantly

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at predominant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at predominant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at predominant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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