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prevailments

prevailments is the plural of prevailment.

Meaning of prevailment

Noun

prevailment (countable and uncountable, plural prevailments)

  1. (obsolete) prevalence; superior influence or efficacy
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      Of strong preuailment in vnhardned youthc. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...

Questions about prevailments

What is prevailments the plural of?
Prevailments is the plural of prevailment.

Words near prevailments in the dictionary

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

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