adj
prevalent
PREH-vuh-luhnt
adj
1
Widespread or common, especially at a given time or in a given place.
"Cycling to work has become far more prevalent in the city over the last decade."
"The disease is more prevalent in areas without clean drinking water."
How to Use Prevalent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow common or widespread something is.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
increasingly prevalent
prevalent among
a prevalent belief
Word Forms
more prevalent comparative, prevalents plural, most prevalent superlative
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Etymology
From Latin praevalens, related to praevalere ("to be superior, to prevail").