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prevalent [ˈprɛvələnt] adj
1. widespread or current 2. superior in force or power; predominant [C16 (in the sense: powerful): from Latin praevalens very strong, from praevalēre: see prevail] prevalence , prevalentness n prevalently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
prevalent adjective common, accepted, established, popular, general, current, usual, widespread, extensive, universal, frequent, everyday, rampant, customary, commonplace, ubiquitous, rife, habitual Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women. common rare, unusual, limited, restricted, confined, uncommon, infrequent, localized Translations prevalent [ˈprɛvələnt] adj [illness, condition] → prévalent(e); [view, attitude, mentality, habit] → répandu(e); [fashion] → en vogue the liberal atmosphere prevalent in the late 1960s BUT l'atmosphère libérale qui prévalait dans les années soixante. → l'atmosphère libérale qui était très répandue dans les années soixante prevalent adj (= widespread) → vorherrschend, weitverbreitet, weit verbreitet; opinion, attitude → geläufig, weitverbreitet, weit verbreitet; custom, disease → weitverbreitet, weit verbreitet; conditions, situation → herrschend; fashions, style → beliebt; that is very prevalent these days → das ist heutzutage häufig anzutreffen prevalent [ˈprɛvələnt] adj (belief, disease, fashion) → diffuso/a, comune, predominante the conditions which are prevalent in ... → le condizioni esistenti in... prevalent [ˈprɛvələnt] adj (belief, disease, fashion) → diffuso/a, comune, predominante the conditions which are prevalent in ... → le condizioni esistenti in... How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A similar superstition was once prevalent, as I have heard, in ancient Greece and Rome; not applying, however (as in India), to a diamond devoted to the service of a god, but to a semi-transparent stone of the inferior order of gems, supposed to be affected by the lunar influences--the moon, in this latter case also, giving the name by which the stone is still known to collectors in our own time. Straight lines are too prevalent - too uninterruptedly continued - or clumsily interrupted at right angles. Of course I reformed my prose style, which had been carefully modelled upon that of Goldsmith and Irving, and began to write in the manner of Macaulay, in short, quick sentences, and with the prevalent use of brief Anglo-Saxon words, which he prescribed, but did not practise. |
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