prevalent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (California, Southern) audio
- /pɹɪˈveɪlənt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation) reshaped after related prevail also
- /ˈpɹevələnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.
Meanings
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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.
2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:
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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 bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most prevalent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| prævalent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| prevailent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more prevalent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prevalency · omniprevalent · unprevalent · nonprevalent · seroprevalent · immunoprevalent
Synonyms
Translations (71)
nl wijdverspreid (widespread, preferred) · fi vallitseva (widespread, preferred) · de vorherrschend (superior in frequency or dominant) · de maßgeblich (widespread, preferred) · vi thịnh hành (widespread, preferred) · it predominante (widespread, preferred) · pt prevalente (superior in frequency or dominant) · cs převládající (widespread, preferred) · cmn 流行 (widespread, preferred) · hu elterjedt (widespread, preferred) · nb fremherskende (superior in frequency or dominant) · nl heersend (widespread, preferred) · nb rådende (widespread, preferred) · nb utbredt (widespread, preferred) · es dominante (widespread, preferred) · ar مُنْتَشِر (widespread, preferred) · mk преовладу́вачки (superior in frequency or dominant) · uk поширений (widespread, preferred) · hu domináns (widespread, preferred) · sv vedertagen (widespread, preferred) · sv gängse (widespread, preferred) · de beherrschend (widespread, preferred) · vi thông thường (superior in frequency or dominant) · ko 번영하다 (widespread, preferred) · it imminente (widespread, preferred) · fr répandu (widespread, preferred) · uk переважний (superior in frequency or dominant) · nb rådende (superior in frequency or dominant) · sh преовлађујући (widespread, preferred) · vi thông dụng (superior in frequency or dominant) · mk распро́странет (widespread, preferred) · fr prévalent (superior in frequency or dominant) · vi thông thường (widespread, preferred) · el επικρατών (widespread, preferred) · it prevalente (superior in frequency or dominant) · tr her yerde bulunan (widespread, preferred) · hu egyetemes (widespread, preferred) · es mayoritario (widespread, preferred) · vi thường thấy (superior in frequency or dominant) · uk переважаючий (superior in frequency or dominant) · bg широко разпространен (widespread, preferred) · cmn 盛行 (widespread, preferred) · nl overheersend (superior in frequency or dominant) · es predominante (superior in frequency or dominant) · ru распространённый (widespread, preferred) · gl prevalente (widespread, preferred) · bg преобладаващ (widespread, preferred) · hu meghatározó (widespread, preferred) · vi phổ biến (widespread, preferred) · hu túlsúlyban lévő (widespread, preferred) · de (weit) verbreitet (widespread, preferred) · hu általános (widespread, preferred) · pt predominante (widespread, preferred) · vi thông dụng (widespread, preferred) · ro prevalent (widespread, preferred) · it incalzante (widespread, preferred) · nb herskende (widespread, preferred) · cmn 普遍 (widespread, preferred) · ja 繁栄する (widespread, preferred) · sv utbredd (widespread, preferred) · sv spridd (widespread, preferred) · bg господстващ (superior in frequency or dominant) · ru преоблада́ющий (widespread, preferred) · de beherrschend (superior in frequency or dominant) · cmn 廣泛 /广泛 (widespread, preferred) · de vorherrschend (widespread, preferred) · de überwiegend (superior in frequency or dominant) · ro preponderent (widespread, preferred) · vi thường gặp (superior in frequency or dominant) · es prevalente (superior in frequency or dominant) · nl overwegend (superior in frequency or dominant)