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   prevalent

   /ˈprɛv(ə)lənt/

   adjective

   • 1. widespread in a particular area or at a particular time: "the social ills prevalent in society today"
   • ▪ predominant; powerful.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin praevalent- ‘having greater power’, from the verb praevalere (see prevail).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prevalently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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