Prevalent
Prevalent is an adjective describing something that exists widely or constantly in a given place or time. It implies widespread occurrence or acceptance rather than novelty. It can refer to diseases, beliefs, practices, opinions, or cultural trends that are common in a population.
The word comes from Old French prevalent, from Medieval Latin praevalent- praevalens, derived from praevalere "to
In use, prevalent is typically followed by a noun indicating what is widespread, and can describe how
See also prevalence, epidemiology, endemic, ubiquitous, prevailing.