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单词 prevailant
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prevailantadj.

Brit. /prᵻˈveɪlənt/, /prᵻˈveɪln̩t/, U.S. /prəˈveɪlənt/, /priˈveɪlənt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevail v., -ant suffix1.
Etymology: < prevail v. + -ant suffix1, after prevailance n. and prevailancy n. Compare earlier prevalent adj., prevailent adj.
= prevailent adj.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > general or prevalent
commona1325
generala1393
usual1396
popular?a1425
riveda1513
vulgarc1550
current1563
afloat1571
widespread1582
penny-rife1606
catholic1607
spacious1610
epidemical1614
epidemial1616
epidemic1617
prevailent1623
regnant1623
fashionablea1627
wide-spreading1655
endemical1658
prevalent1658
endemiala1682
obtaining1682
prevailing1682
endemious1684
sterling1696
running1697
(as) common as dirt (also muck)1737
prevailant1794
exoteric1814
endemic1852
widish1864
prolate1882
going1909
1794 E. Whitney Let. 17 Aug. in Amer. Hist. Rev. (1897) 3 101 It appears pretty certain that the disorder was imported from the W. Indies where it is very prevailant.
1891 Decatur (Illinois) Morning Rev. 19 July Smallpox is terribly prevailant throughout the state of Tabasco.
1989 Internat. Rev. Aesthetics & Sociol. Music 20 137 His [aesthetic] was in step with the prevailant British aesthetic in supporting simple music with a focal point on melodic content.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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