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 Wests far-flung mountain ranges; widespread nuclear fallout

    [ Syn: far-flung ]

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