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preponderance n

(obsolete) Greater physical weight. (specifically, weaponry, historical) The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them. Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion. Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.

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