Synonyms for prevalence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : prev-uh-luh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛv ə ləns

Définition of prevalence

Origin : 1590s, "fact of having mastery," from Middle French prévalence (15c.), from Late Latin praevalentia, from praevalens, present participle of praevalere (see prevalent). Meaning "condition of being widespread or general" is from 1713.

noun predominance

Example sentences :

But the animals not being able to bear the prevalence of light, died.
Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum

It is not a mere question of wisdom or of taste, this prevalence and idolatry of dogs.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

It has even been denied that the prevalence of Neo-Malthusian practices counts at all.
Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis

There is a human reason for the existence of the concept and for its prevalence in the church.
Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe

How far its prevalence ever extended, or what ground it has lost, I know not.
Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson

This accounts for the prevalence of cantatas in the English musical repertoire.
Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson

The result was the dominion of the phrase and the prevalence of hollow affectation.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

He attributes it to the prevalence of garlic in European cooking.
Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome

We are not aware of the prevalence of it until we go in search of it.
Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford

We did not know how to explain the prevalence of this impression.
Extract from : « The Escape of a Princess Pat » by George Pearson

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