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  • 1prevalent — prev|a|lent [ prevələnt ] adjective very common in a particular place or among a particular group: This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys. the prevalent diseases in western society …

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  • 2prevalent — UK [ˈprevələnt] / US adjective very common in a particular place or among a particular group This negative attitude is surprisingly prevalent among young boys. the prevalent diseases in Western society …

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  • 3prevalent — adjective Etymology: Latin praevalent , praevalens very powerful, from present participle of praevalēre Date: 1576 1. archaic powerful 2. being in ascendancy ; dominant 3. generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored ; widespread •… …

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  • 4prevalent — [ˈprevələnt] adj very common in a particular place or among a particular group prevalence noun [U] …

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  • 5England (Before the Reformation) —     England (Before the Reformation)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation)     This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… …

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  • 6Gender role — During World War II, women performed roles some of which would otherwise have been considered male jobs …

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  • 7Date and time notation by country — Different style conventions and habits exist around the world for dates and times in writing and speaking. Examples:*The order that a year, month, and day are written. *How weeks are identified. *The 24 hour clock and/or the 12 hour clock. *The… …

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  • 8Durga Puja in Orissa — Durga Puja is an Indian festival. This article describes its celebration in the state of Orissa. The cult of Shakti worship in Orissa is very prevalent, both in the Tantric and non Tantric forms, as can be realized from the festivals Vasanti… …

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  • 9Divorce (in Moral Theology) —     Divorce (in Moral Theology)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology)     This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence.     The term… …

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  • 10Origin of AIDS — False color scanning electron micrograph of HIV 1, in green, budding from cultured lymphocyte. AIDS is caused by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which originated in non human primates in Sub Saharan Africa and was transferred to humans… …

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