DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
prevalence
/'prɛvʌlʌns/
Prevalence has 3 syllables: prev · a · lence.
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noun. A superiority in numbers or amount.
noun. (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population.
noun. The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread.
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