Definition of PREPOTENCY

prepotency

Meanings

Plural: prepotencies

Noun

  • the state of being predominant over others
  • The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
  • The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.

Origin / Etymology

From pre- + potency.

Scrabble Score: 19

prepotency is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prepotency is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 22

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