Also means
prevailing
Usage Note
Prevalente is invariable for gender — the same form serves masculine and feminine (il colore prevalente, la tendenza prevalente). The plural is prevalenti. The related adverb prevalentemente ('predominantly, mainly') is very common in formal and journalistic writing.
Examples
"Il colore prevalente è il blu."
Natural Translation
The predominant colour is blue.

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