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widespread

adjective

  1. distributed widely
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ / /ˈwaɪdˌspɹɛd/

adj

Etymology: From wide + spread.

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

    widespread belief

    widespread criticism

  2. Spread far apart.

    Women with knee-length silk stockings, sitting with widespread legs on sunwashed green benches