how to pronounce preponderance

/pɹiːˈpɑːndɹəns/

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preponderance is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of preponderance in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there was a preponderance of women that …”

meanings of preponderance

noun:

The majority.
Excess or superiority of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing.
The greater portion of the weight.
The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

preponderance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word preponderance occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preponderance can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preponderance can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;