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Dictionary: wide·spread   (wīd'sprĕd') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
  2. Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.

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adj

Definition: extensive
Antonyms: concentrated, limited, local, narrow


WordNet: widespread
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: widely circulated or diffused

Meaning #2: distributed over a considerable extent
  Synonym: far-flung


Translations: Widespread
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udbredt

Nederlands (Dutch)
wijdverbreid

Français (French)
adj. - généralisé, étendu, très répandu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weitverbreitet, ausgedehnt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευρύτατα διαδεδομένος, εκτεταμένος, γενικός, καθολικός

Italiano (Italian)
molto diffuso, comune

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito difundido

Русский (Russian)
(широко) распространенный, превалирующий, раскинувшийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extendido, generalizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utbredd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
分布广泛的, 普遍的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 分佈廣泛的, 普遍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 널리 보급되어 있는, 넓게 펼친, 대폭적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いっぱいに広げた, 広く行きわたった, 広まった, はびこった, 広く行き渡った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شائع, ممتد, ذائع, منتشر, واسع الانتشار, بعيد الانتشار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נפוץ, רווח, נרחב‬


 
 
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Diffuse (in medicine)
prevalent
epidemic

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