The difference between Preponderant and Supreme
When used as adjectives, preponderant means preponderating, whereas supreme means dominant, having power over all others.
Supreme is also noun with the meaning: the highest point.
Supreme is also verb with the meaning: to divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
check bellow for the other definitions of Preponderant and Supreme
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Preponderant as an adjective:
Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing.
Examples:
"a preponderant weight; a topic of preponderant importance"
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Supreme as an adjective:
Dominant, having power over all others.
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Supreme as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):
Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
Examples:
"'supreme disgust; supreme courage"
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Supreme as an adjective (botany):
Situated at the highest part or point.
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Supreme as a verb (transitive, cooking):
To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
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Supreme as a noun:
The highest point.
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Supreme as a noun (cookery):
A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
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Supreme as a noun (cookery):
Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.