Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Prevalent — Prev a*lent, a. [L. praevalens, entis, p. pr. of praevalere. See {Prevail}.] 1. Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious. [1913 Webster] Brennus told the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prevalent — PREVALÉNT, Ă, prevalenţi, te, adj. (livr.) De importanţă majoră. ♦ Predominant. – Din lat. praevalens, tis, engl. prevalent. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PREVALÉNT adj. v. predominant. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa … Dicționar Român
prevalent — prev‧a‧lent [ˈprevlənt] adjective frequent or common at a particular time or in a particular situation: • Sexual harassment is prevalent in the workplace. • the most prevalent mistakes made by individual investors * * * prevalent UK US… … Financial and business terms
prévalent — ⇒PRÉVALENT, ENTE, adj. [En parlant d un inanimé abstr.] Qui prévaut, qui prédomine. Idéologie prévalente. L idée même de concurrence, dans une société civilisée, ne se forme pas sans l idée antécédente et prévalente de coopération (PERROUX, Écon … Encyclopédie Universelle
prévalent — prévalent, ente (entrée créée par le supplément) (pré va lan, lan t ) adj. Qui prévaut, qui prédomine. • La science joue dans le monde un rôle de plus en plus prévalent, É. LITTRÉ la Philosophie positive, janvier février 1875, p. 119 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prevalent — [adj1] accepted, widespread accustomed, common, commonplace, current, customary, established, everyday, extensive, faddy, frequent, general, habitual, in use, latest*, latest word*, leading edge*, natural, new, normal, now*, ongoing, popular,… … New thesaurus
prevalent — I adjective abundant, accepted, accustomary, accustomed, all embracing, ascendant, catholic, characteristic, chief, colloquial, common, commonplace, conformable, conventional, current, customary, dominant, epidemic, established, everyday,… … Law dictionary
prevalent — *prevailing, rife, current Analogous words: *common, ordinary, familiar: pervading, impregnating, saturating (see PERMEATE): *usual, wonted, accustomed, customary prevaricate *lie, equivocate, palter, fib Analogous words: evade, elude, *escape … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prevalent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ widespread in a particular area at a particular time. DERIVATIVES prevalence noun. ORIGIN from Latin praevalere (see PREVAIL(Cf. ↑prevailing)) … English terms dictionary
prevalent — [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] … English World dictionary
