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P/Prevalent

P/Prevalent

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Prevalent

Widely occurring or in general use; very common in a particular place or time.

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Imagine a city where every storefront displays the same neon jacket and the same slogan. The look is so prevalent that individuality feels rare, and everyone seems to be wearing the exact same outfit.

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Sounds Like

PREV-uh-lent (rhymes with 'relevant').

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Looks Like

Looks like 'relevant' (shares the -levant ending) and visually resembles other -levant words.

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Prevalent describes how widespread something is in a given context. It is related to but not the same as 'prevailing' (more often used for dominant influence) or 'prevalence' (the noun form).

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Other Forms

prevalencenoun

prevalentlyadverb

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Connect With

prevalence, widespread, pervasive, ubiquitous, common, prevailing

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Note

Be careful not to confuse with 'prevalent' being used for rare things; it specifically means widely existing or widespread. Use with nouns like 'diseases,' 'attitudes,' 'trends,' or 'customs.'

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Examples

Pollution is prevalent in the industrial district.
Casual dining has become increasingly prevalent among young professionals.

Synonyms

widespreadcommonpervasiveubiquitousprevailing

Antonyms

rareuncommoninfrequent

Etymology

From Latin praevalēns, present participle of praevalēre 'to prevail, be stronger or more widespread,' from prae- 'before' + valēre 'to be strong.'

Mnemonic

Mnemonic: PREV-uh-lent = PREVAIL-ENT. If something prevails, it's prevalent. Remember by thinking: what prevails everywhere is prevalent.

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