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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREPOTENT

a.[L. proepotens.] Very powerful. [Little used. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREPOTENT

Pre *po "tent a. Etym: [L. praepotens. See Pre-, and Potent. ]

1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Characterized by prepotency. Darwin.

New American Oxford Dictionary

prepotent

pre po tent |prēˈpōtnt ˌpriˈpoʊtnt | ▶adjective greater than others in power or influence. • (of a breeding animal ) showing great effectiveness in transmitting hereditary characteristics to its offspring. DERIVATIVES pre po tence noun, pre po ten cy noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praepotent- ‘having greater power, ’ from prae ‘before, ahead ’ + posse ‘be able. ’

Oxford Dictionary

prepotent

pre |po ¦tent |prɪˈpəʊt (ə )nt | ▶adjective greater than others in power or influence. • (of a breeding animal ) showing great effectiveness in transmitting hereditary characteristics to its offspring. DERIVATIVES prepotence noun, prepotency noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praepotent- ‘having greater power ’, from prae ‘before, ahead ’ + posse ‘be able ’.

Spanish Dictionary

prepotente

prepotente adjetivo /nombre común 1 Que actúa con prepotencia :se acusa siempre de prepotente al partido político con mayoría absoluta .2 adjetivo Que implica o denota prepotencia :un comentario prepotente y pedante; la población no se resigna a perder su imagen prepotente inventando y derrochando riquezas en el entorno del más completo descalabro económico .