predominance

«predominance» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of being more in number or more common than… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (predominance, uncountable; a predominance of)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being more in number or more common than others: «a predominance of girls in the choir». tree →

2) The state of having the most power or influence: «the predominance of one team in the league». tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and geography «predominance» describes which group is biggest in a set of data; in history it describes which country or group had the most power. It is a formal word. Phrases: «a predominance of», «the predominance of», «in predominance».

examples

• The class survey showed a predominance of dog owners over cat owners. tree →
• There is a predominance of pine trees in this forest. tree →
• The predominance of rain in the west makes it very green. tree →
• Rome's predominance in the Mediterranean lasted for centuries. tree →
• The garden has a predominance of red and yellow flowers. tree →
• In the pie chart, the predominance of blue shows that most children chose swimming. tree →

note

Uncountable, but used with «a»: «a predominance of». Adjective: predominant; adverb: predominantly. Formal; simpler words are «most», «the majority». In data, predominance means the biggest share, not always more than half.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «predominance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.