American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Predominance

PREDOM’INANCE

PREDOM’INANCY, n. [See Predominant.]

1. Prevalence over others; superiority in strength, power, influence or authority; ascendancy; as the predominance of a red color in a body of various colors; the predominance of love or anger among the passions; the predominance of self-interest over all other considerations; the predominance of imperial authority in the confederacy.

2. In astrology,the superior influence of a planet.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Predominance," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 25, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=482Q5ITGLAQVA3X.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Predominance." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 25 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=482Q5ITGLAQVA3X.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Predominance' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 25 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=482Q5ITGLAQVA3X.