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widespread

Pronunciation: /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/

The English word “widespread” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
  2. Spread far apart.

Etymology

From wide + spread.

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