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prev·a·lent

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–adjective

1.	widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.

2.	having the superiority or ascendancy.

3.	Archaic. effectual or efficacious.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L praevalent- (s. of praevaléns), prp. of praevalére to prevail. See pre-, -valent

]

—Related forms

prev·a·lence, prev·a·lent·ness, noun

prev·a·lent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. common, extensive. See current.

—Antonyms 1. rare.

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prev·a·lent Audio Help (prěv'ə-lənt) Pronunciation Key
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.

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prevalent

1576, "having great power or force," from L. prævalentem (nom. prævalens), prp. of prævalere "to be more able" (see prevail). Meaning "extensively existing, in general use" is from 1658.

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prevalent
adjective
most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing]

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prevalent [ˈprevələnt] adjective

common; widespread
Example: Lung diseases used to be prevalent among miners.

Arabic:	سائِد، شائِع
Chinese (Simplified):	流行的
Chinese (Traditional):	流行的
Czech:	obvyklý, rozšířený
Danish:	almindelig; udbredt
Dutch:	veel voorkomend
Estonian:	üldine
Finnish:	yleinen
French:	fréquent
German:	häufig
Greek:	διαδεδομένος
Hungarian:	elterjedt
Icelandic:	algengur; útbreiddur
Indonesian:	umum
Italian:	comune, diffuso

Japanese:	はやっている
Korean:	널리 퍼진
Latvian:	izplatīts
Lithuanian:	paplitęs
Norwegian:	utbredt, rådende
Polish:	rozpowszechniony
Portuguese (Brazil):	prevalecente
Portuguese (Portugal):	corrente
Romanian:	răspândit, frecvent
Russian:	(широко) распространённый
Slovak:	obvyklý, rozšírený
Slovenian:	razširjen
Spanish:	corriente, frecuente, común; predominante
Swedish:	utbredd, allmän
Turkish:	yaygın, *hâkim olan