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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. widely circulated or diffused;
- Example: "a widespread doctrine"
- Example: "widespread fear of nuclear war"

2. distributed over a considerable extent;
- Example: "far-flung trading operations"
- Example: "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"
- Example: "widespread nuclear fallout"
[syn: far-flung, widespread]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Widespread \Wide"spread`\, a.
   Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far
   and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, widespread]