- (a.) Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Prevail.
- (a.) Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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