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Definition of Prevalent

Prevalent
Prevalent Prev"a*lent, a. [L. praevalens, -entis, p. pr. of praevalere. See Prevail.] 1. Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious. Brennus told the Roman embassadors, that prevalent arms were as good as any title. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or practiced; also, generally or extensively existing; widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance; prevalent disease. This was the most received and prevalent opinion. --Woodward. Syn: Prevailing; predominant; successful; efficacious; powerful. Usage: Prevalent, Prevailing. What customarily prevails is prevalent; as, a prevalent fashion. What actually prevails is prevailing; as, the prevailing winds are west. Hence, prevailing is the livelier and more pointed word, since it represents a thing in action. It is sometimes the stronger word, since a thing may prevail sufficiently to be called prevalent, and yet require greater strength to make it actually prevailing.

Meaning of Prevalent from wikipedia

- prevalence rates for nearly 60 countries worldwide Synopsis of article on "How Prevalent Is Schizophrenia?" from Public Library of Science Prevalence of COVID-19...
- for someone to have their own child. It is prevalent within several cultures and is especially prevalent within women. "'Baby fever' is a real thing...
- to be prevalent if it contains a prevalent Borel subset. A Borel subset of V{\displaystyle V} is said to be shy if its complement is prevalent; a non-Borel...
- difficult to conclude how prevalent bestiality is. Zoophilia on the other hand, was estimated in one study that to be prevalent in 2% of the po****tion...
- known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition prevalent in India. A person born under the influence of Mars (Mangala) as per Hindu...
- institution of human communities. For example, polygamous unions are prevalent in ethnographic data and models of household communities have apparently...
- detective genre. And in the millennium, Office Office, a comic satire on prevalent corruption in India. In 1988, he married his second wife, actress Supriya...
- diseases. Leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata is the most prevalent disease, which occurs in a severe form in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal...
- standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy...
- distinctive raised border.[citation needed] Dermatophytosis has been prevalent since before 1906, at which time ringworm was treated with compounds of...