Prepotent
[pri:'pәutnt]
Definition
(a.) Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
(a.) Characterized by prepotency.
Editor: Seth
Definition
adj. powerful in a very high degree: excelling others in influence or authority.—ns. Prepō′tence Prepō′tency.—adj. Prepoten′tial.
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Examples
- So I believe it to be with varieties of plants; and with animals, one variety certainly often has this prepotent power over another variety. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- When two species are crossed, one has sometimes a prepotent power of impressing its likeness on the hybrid. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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