Added 9 October 2026
prevalent
/ˈpɹɛvələnt/ adjective
Latin root: praevalēns Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prevalent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Most frequent or common.
prevailing winds
Origin
From Latin praevalēns. By surface analysis, pre- + -valent.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)