PREVAILING
\pɹɪvˈe͡ɪlɪŋ], \pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
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Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
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By James Champlin Fernald
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