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单词 predominion
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predominionn.

Brit. /ˌpriːdəˈmɪnjən/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈmɪnjən/
Forms: 1600s praedominion, 1600s–1700s 1900s– predominion.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on an Italian lexical item, and partly modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, dominion n.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + dominion n., after Italian predominio (1342), Spanish predominio (1438). Compare earlier predominy n. and its etymon post-classical Latin praedominium . Compare also earlier predomination n., predominance n., predominancy n.
rare after 18th cent.
Superior influence or power; prevalence; = predominance n.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun]
predominy?a1475
weight1569
predomination1592
predominance1595
predominancy1598
ascendant1607
predominion1607
prepotency1623
overweight1626
overbearance1639
preponderation1650
prepollency1663
preponderancy1689
the transcendent1691
overpoise1697
preponderance1704
prepollence1730
1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse vi. 39 Of the predominion of any element,..the complection hath his peculiar denomination.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Predominio A fore-rule or predominion.
1652 tr. Choice Novels & Amarous Tales iv. 76 The Chamber was enlightned with the full rays of the Moon, and sent forth such a doubtful light, acknowledging the pre-dominion of darkness, so that he could not so clearly see.
1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana ii. iii. 103 The difference resteth only in the external Apparence, arising fro the prædominion of such or such over such or such parts of the Consimilar Principles.
1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. x. 267 He seems..to have been call'd..Ham or Cham from Hhamam to be Hot; as possibly signifying the Predominion of Heat in him above his other Brothers.
1761 J. Cleland Instit. Health 11 The gastric juices are but too susceptible of the predominion of the acid.
1993 S. P. Turner E. Durkheim vi. 142 The exchange leads to—given the independence of the contracting parties and the consequent predominion of the contingency—a kind of relationship that cannot on its own produce a stable relationship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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