widespread

(wīd'sprĕd')
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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adjective

1. Spread out over a large area: far-flung. See wide/narrow.
2. Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching. See specific/general.
3. Occurring quite often: common, everyday, familiar, frequent, regular, routine. See usual/unusual.
4. Most generally existing or encountered at a given time: current, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, regnant, rife. See specific/general.

adj

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

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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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