Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Pre*po"tent\, a. [L. praepotens. See {Pre-}, and
{Potent}.]
1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority;
predominant. --Plaifere.
2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. --Darwin.
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| Definition: | \Pre*po"tent\, a. [L. praepotens. See {Pre-}, and
{Potent}.]
1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority;
predominant. --Plaifere.
2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. --Darwin.
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