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prevalent
prev·a·lent P0549100 (prĕv′ə-lənt)adj. Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced. See Synonyms at prevailing.
[Middle English, very strong, from Latin praevalēns, praevalent-, present participle of praevalēre, to be stronger; see prevail.]
prev′a·lent·ly adv.prevalent (ˈprɛvələnt) adj1. widespread or current2. superior in force or power; predominant[C16 (in the sense: powerful): from Latin praevalens very strong, from praevalēre: see prevail] ˈprevalence, ˈprevalentness n ˈprevalently advprev•a•lent (ˈprɛv ə lənt)
adj. 1. widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. 2. having the superiority or ascendancy; dominant. 3. Archaic. potent or efficacious. [1570–80; < Latin praevalent- (s. of praevalēns), present participle of praevalēre to prevail] prev′a•lence, n. prev′a•lent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | prevalent - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"predominant, prevailing, rife, dominantfrequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" |
prevalentadjective common, accepted, established, popular, general, current, usual, widespread, extensive, universal, frequent, everyday, rampant, customary, commonplace, ubiquitous, rife, habitual Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women.
common rare, unusual, limited, restricted, confined, uncommon, infrequent, localizedprevalentadjectiveMost generally existing or encountered at a given time:current, predominant, prevailing, regnant, rife, widespread.Translationsprevail (priˈveil) verb1. (with over or against) to win or succeed. With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end. 勝(過)，優勝，獲勝 胜（过），优胜，获胜 2. to be most usual or common. This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country. 盛行，普遍 盛行，普遍 preˈvailing adjective1. most frequent. The prevailing winds are from the west. 佔優勢的，主要的 占优势的，主要的 2. common or widespread at the present time. the prevailing mood of discontent among young people. 流行的 流行的prevalent (ˈprevələnt) adjective common; widespread. Lung diseases used to be prevalent among miners. 流行的 流行的prevalence (ˈprevələns) noun 流行 流行prevail on/upon to persuade. Can I prevail on you to stay for supper? 勸說，說服 劝说，说服
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Synonyms for prevalentadj commonSynonyms- common
- accepted
- established
- popular
- general
- current
- usual
- widespread
- extensive
- universal
- frequent
- everyday
- rampant
- customary
- commonplace
- ubiquitous
- rife
- habitual
Antonyms- rare
- unusual
- limited
- restricted
- confined
- uncommon
- infrequent
- localized
Synonyms for prevalentadj most generally existing or encountered at a given timeSynonyms- current
- predominant
- prevailing
- regnant
- rife
- widespread
Synonyms for prevalentadj most frequent or commonSynonyms- predominant
- prevailing
- rife
- dominant
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