PREVAILING
\pɹɪvˈe͡ɪlɪŋ], \pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\
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Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.
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Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.
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By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Gaining the advantage or superiority; predominant; most common or general.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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oberlin college
- Oberlin, Ohio, 1833 as the "Collegiate Institute," but changed name in 1850. It founded by Congregationalists. Its theological department was opened 1835.