Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepollent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-pol-lent
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.

noun

An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial side of the pollex.

Example Sentences

"But the prepollent Gravity of some, being sufficient to give comparative Lightness or Gravity to Bodies, we must deny Nature this Prerogative."

Etymology

From Latin praepollēns, present participle of praepollēre (“to surpass in power”).

Inflected Forms

prepollents (plural)

Questions

What does prepollent mean?: Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.
Where does prepollent come from?: From Latin praepollēns, present participle of praepollēre (“to surpass in power”).

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