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prepotency

[pree-poht-n-see] / priˈpoʊt n si /
NOUN
dominance
Synonyms
STRONG
ascendance ascendancy authority command control domination dominion government influence paramountcy power predominance preeminence preponderance rule sovereignty supremacy sway
WEAK
preponderancy prepotence upper hand whip hand
Antonyms
STRONG
impotence incapacity inferiority powerlessness submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding

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As Rockefeller’s oil prepotency waned, global production flourished; in a frantically developing industrialized world, oil reserves took on strategic importance.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2013

Colin, prepotency of the ass over the horse, ii. 67-68; on cross-breeding, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

When we consider latent characters, the explanation of this form of prepotency will be obvious.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

Beta vulgaris. measurements. crossed not exceeded by self-fertilised. prepotency of other pollen.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Sturm, prepotency of transmission of characters in sheep and cattle, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles