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prevailingprevailing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] THESAURUS happening or existing now► present happening or existing now: The company is unlikely to expand in the present economic climate. Cancer cannot be cured at the present time. ► current happening, existing, or being used now. Current sounds less formal than present: What is your current address? ► existing present now and available to be used. Used especially to compare to something that might be available or used later: The existing system is not working. ► prevailing very common in a particular place at a particular time. Used about ideas and economic, political, or weather conditions: Farmers received the prevailing market price for their corn. 1existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time: prevailing local customs► see thesaurus at present12a prevailing wind a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time |