Hypertext Webster Gateway: "widespread"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Widespread \Wide"spread`\, a.
Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far
and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
widespread
adj 1: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine";
"widespread fear of nuclear war"
2: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading
operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges";
"widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: {far-flung}]
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