prevalent

adjective
pre·v·a·lent
/ˈpɹevələnt/

Widespread or preferred.

Other meanings

Superior in frequency or dominant.

Related words

immunoprevalent
nonprevalent
omniprevalent
prevalency
seroprevalent
unprevalent

Example sentences

“This issue was much more prevalent back then.”
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Word history

From Latin "praevalēns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “prevalent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.