"prevailingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more prevailingly [comparative], most prevailingly [superlative]
Etymology: prevailing + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prevailing|ly}} prevailing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} prevailingly (comparative more prevailingly, superlative most prevailingly)
  1. Mainly, predominantly.
    Sense id: en-prevailingly-en-adv-JroMo8Ia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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