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ubiquity

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u·biq·ui·ty  (y-bkw-t)
n.
Existence or apparent existence everywhere at the same time; omnipresence: "the repetitiveness, the selfsameness, and the ubiquity of modern mass culture" (Theodor Adorno ).

[New Latin ubquits, from Latin ubque, everywhere : ub, where; see kwo- in Indo-European roots + -que, and, generalizing particle; see kwe in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.ubiquity - the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"
Translations
ubiquity [juːˈbɪkwɪtɪ] N (frm) → ubicuidad f, omnipresencia f
ubiquity
nAllgegenwart f; (= prevalence)weite Verbreitung
ubiquity [juːˈbɪkwɪtɪ] n (frm) → onnipresenza, ubiquità
ubiquity [juːˈbɪkwɪtɪ] n (frm) → onnipresenza, ubiquità


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distinction between ubiquity and omnipresence was not clear to the
Under such circumstances she would put forth the silliest statements, such as: "No one can be in two places at once--unless it is a little bird," by which she one day roused, and not without success, a discussion on the ubiquity of the apostles, which she was unable to comprehend.
 
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