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prevailment

prevailment noun: prevalence; superior influence or efficacy.

Noun

prevailment (countable and uncountable, plural prevailments)

  1. (obsolete) prevalence; superior influence or efficacy
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Forms of prevailment

pluralprevailments

Origin of prevailment

From prevail + -ment.

Questions about prevailment

What does prevailment mean?
Prevailment means prevalence; superior influence or efficacy.
What part of speech is prevailment?
Prevailment is a noun.
What is the plural of prevailment?
The plural of prevailment is prevailments.

Words near prevailment in the dictionary

  1. prevailing upon
  2. prevailing wind
  3. prevailing winds
  4. prevailingly
  5. prevailingness
  6. prevailment
  7. prevailments
  8. prevails
  9. prevails upon
  10. prevalance
  11. prevalant

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