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| pre·po·tent [ pree pṓt'nt ] |
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1. more powerful and influential: greater in power, force, or influence
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2. showing effective transfer of genetic traits: showing great effectiveness in conferring genetic traits or in fertilization
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| [15th century. < Latin praepotent- "more powerful" < potent- (see potent1)] |
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  pre·po·ten·cy noun |
| pre·po·tent·ly adverb |
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