The adjective predominant describes a person or thing with great power or influence, or something that is prevalent. It comes from the Latin prefix prae-, “before,” and dominari, “to rule.” For example, because so many people like hip-hop, it might be the predominant music heard at a school dance.

What is the prefix of emphasize?

Re-emphasize adds the "again" prefix re- to emphasize, from the Greek emphasis, which was used in rhetoric to mean "significance" or "indirect meaning."

What is the word predominant?

1 : having superior strength, influence, or authority : prevailing. 2 : being most frequent or common.