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Meaning of 'widespread' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Widespread [ a.]
- Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.

Meaning of 'widespread' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . widespread [ s]
Meaning (1):
- widely circulated or diffused
Example in sentence:
  • a widespread doctrine;
  • widespread fear of nuclear war
Meaning (2):
- distributed over a considerable extent
Example in sentence:
  • far-flung trading operations;
  • the West's far-flung mountain ranges;
  • widespread nuclear fallout

Nearby Words:

widdy wide wide-awake widegap widely widen widened wideness widening widewhere

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