prevalent
11prevalent — [prev′ə lənt] adj. [L praevalens, prp. of praevalere: see PREVAIL] 1. Rare stronger, more effective, etc.; dominant 2. a) widely existing b) generally practiced, occurring, or accepted SYN. PREVAILING prevalence [prev′ələns] …
12prevalent — adjective opposition to the war is prevalent Syn: widespread, prevailing, frequent, usual, common, current, popular, general, universal; endemic, rampant, rife Ant: rare •• prevalent, prevailing, abundant, plentiful, rife, copious, common Wild …
13prevalent — [[t]pre̱vələnt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ A condition or belief that is prevalent is common. This condition is more prevalent in women than in men... Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women... The prevalent view is… …
14prevalent — prev|a|lent [ˈprevələnt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of praevalere; PREVAIL] common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people prevalent in/among etc ▪ Solvent abuse is… …
15prevalent — prev|a|lent [ prevələnt ] adjective very common in a particular place or among a particular group: This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys. the prevalent diseases in western society …
16prevalent — adjective common at a particular time or in a particular place (+ in/among etc): Solvent abuse is especially prevalent among younger teenagers. | prevalent attitudes prevalence noun (U) …
17prevalent — UK [ˈprevələnt] / US adjective very common in a particular place or among a particular group This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys. the prevalent diseases in Western society …
18prevalent — adjective Etymology: Latin praevalent , praevalens very powerful, from present participle of praevalēre Date: 1576 1. archaic powerful 2. being in ascendancy ; dominant 3. generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored ; widespread •… …
19Prevalent and shy sets — In mathematics, the notions of prevalence and shyness are notions of almost everywhere and measure zero that are well suited to the study of infinite dimensional spaces and make use of the translation invariant Lebesgue measure on finite… …
20prevalent — prevalence, prevalentness, n. prevalently, adv. /prev euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance. 2. having the superiority or ascendancy. 3. Archaic. effectual or efficacious. [1570 80; < L… …
