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Prevailing

//pɹɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Predominant; of greatest force.

    "The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time."

  2. 2
    Prevalent, common, widespread.

    "Fever and dysentery are the most prevailing diseases in this division, more particularly the latter, which is one of the most destructive amongst the troops in India, and particularly so in the European constitution."

Adjective
  1. 1
    most frequent or common wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of prevail form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, prevail + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, prevail + -ing.

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