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widespread

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

widespread
Adjective
affecting an extensive area or a large number of people: widespread damage, widespread public support
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.widespread - widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
2.widespread - distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up

widespread
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Spanish widespread [ˈwaɪdsprɛd] adj [belief etc] → extendido, general
French widespread [ˈwaɪdsprɛd] wide adj [belief etc] → très répandu(e)
German widespread [ˈwaɪdsprɛd] wide adjweitverbreitet
Italian widespread [ˈwaɪdsprɛd] adj [belief etc] → molto or assai diffuso/a

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High over the tree-tops, in a widespread, trailing, noisy crew, there fly, with resounding cries, flocks of birds which seem to darken and overlay the very heavens.
It is curious how widespread our language is in Germany.
The oaks will yield us their sweet fruit with bountiful hand, the trunks of the hard cork trees a seat, the willows shade, the roses perfume, the widespread meadows carpets tinted with a thousand dyes; the clear pure air will give us breath, the moon and stars lighten the darkness of the night for us, song shall be our delight, lamenting our joy, Apollo will supply us with verses, and love with conceits whereby we shall make ourselves famed for ever, not only in this but in ages to come.
 
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