Webster's English Dictionary

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prevailing

pre.vail.ing \-'va--lin-le-\ aj 1: having superior force or influence  2a: 
   most frequent {~ winds}  2b: generally current : COMMON nerally circulated, 
   accepted, or used in a certain time or place. PREVAILING stresses 
   predominance {prevailing opinion} PREVALENT implies only frequency 
   {prevalent custom} RIFE implies a growing prevalence or rapid spread; 
   CURRENT applies to what is subject to change and stresses prevalence at the 
   present time - pre.vail.ing.ly av SYN syn PREVAILING, PREVALENT, RIFE, 
   CURRENT mean ge