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prevalent

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prev⋅a⋅lent

  [prev-uh-luhnt]
Use prevalent in a Sentence
–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 praevalēns), prp. of praevalēre 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   (prěv'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.
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