predominant
prih-DOM-ih-nuntadjMeaning most common, strongest or most important
Memory hook PRE-DOMIN-ant: yellow DOMINATES. In Zoe’s garden, nearly every flower is yellow; only one is red. Yellow is the predominant color.
Blue is the predominant color in Kai’s room: blue walls, a blue rug and a blue bedspread.
In context Many languages are spoken in the city, but English is predominant; it appears on nearly every sign and is taught in nearly every school.
Similar main, chief, dominant, prevailing
Opposite minor, secondary, lesser
From Medieval Latin praedominari, “to rule over”: prae (before, above) + dominari (to rule).