adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (written) existing or most common at a particular time
SYNCURRENT, PREDOMINANT:
the prevailing economic conditions * the attitude towards science prevailing at the time * The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
2 the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently:
The prevailing wind here is from the east.
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