prevalent
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prevalent
- /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ Canada, US, UK
- /pɹɪˈveɪlənt/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈpɹevələnt/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.
adjective more prevalent · most prevalent · prævalent · prevailent
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Widespread or preferred.
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
Similar: common
- Superior in frequency or dominant. Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal
Similar: rife
noun prevalents · prævalent · prevailent
- A species that is prevalent in a certain area. The species I found to be most prevalent on the Spring Green study site were compared with lists of prevalents in compositionally related communities of Wisconsin developed by Curtis (1959).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prevailing, rife, current, predominant, prevalence, predominantly, important, general, commonly, generalised, generalized, widespread, familiar, existing, predominate, everyday
adjective
Similar: rife
Translations
Every language
adj widespread, preferred
| Español | dominante, mayoritario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 번영하다 beonyeonghada |
| 日本語 | 繁栄する han'ei suru |
| 中文 | 廣泛 /广泛 guǎngfàn, 流行 liúxíng, 普遍 pǔbiàn, 盛行 shèngxíng |
| Português | predominante |
| Français | répandu |
| Deutsch | beherrschend, maßgeblich, vorherrschend, (weit) verbreitet |
| Italiano | imminente, incalzante, predominante |
| Ελληνικά | επικρατών epikratón |
| Română | prevalent, preponderent |
| Русский | преоблада́ющий preobladájuščij, распространённый rasprostranjónnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | phổ biến, thông thường, thông dụng, thịnh hành |
| العربية | مُنْتَشِر muntašir |
adj superior in frequency or dominant
| Español | prevalente, predominante |
|---|---|
| Português | prevalente |
| Français | prévalent |
| Deutsch | überwiegend, vorherrschend, beherrschend |
| Italiano | prevalente |
| Tiếng Việt | thường gặp, thường thấy, thông thường, thông dụng |
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title = {prevalent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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