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| disposition |
a predominant or prevailing mood or temperament, as of a person or the weather. [1/6 definitions] |
| genius |
the defining or predominant nature of something, someone, or some period. [1/5 definitions] |
| Hinduism |
the predominant religious and social system of India, characterized by a caste structure of society, belief in reincarnation, and many deities that are aspects of the same supreme being. |
| historical materialism |
the Marxist principle holding that economic factors are predominant in forming and shaping social and political structures throughout history. |
| Latin America |
collectively, those countries in the Western Hemisphere south of the United States, in which the predominant language is a Romance language, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, or a Creole. |
| preponderant |
greater or superior in amount, importance, power, or the like; predominant. |
| triangular |
having a triangle as a base, or having triangles as predominant parts. [1/3 definitions] |
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