Etymology

prevalence

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Today it means: The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread. Full definition →

Middle French prévalence
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromprévalence
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromprévalence
  3. English todayprevalence

Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

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