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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-braɪ-tet
"Die Verwendung von Smartphones ist weit verbreitet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Distributed over a large area or among many people.
"The widespread use of smartphones has transformed communication." - 2
Commonly occurring or prevalent.
"Widespread poverty remains a significant issue in many countries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'widespread' is a compound of 'wide', derived from Old English 'wīd', meaning broad or extensive, and 'spread', from Old English 'spearðan', meaning to extend or distribute. The combination reflects the notion of something being extensively distributed or prevalent, evolving in usage from the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Widespread" is said worldwide
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répandu
Transliteration: repan-dy
"L'utilisation des smartphones est répandue."
verbreitet
Transliteration: fer-braɪ-tet
"Die Verwendung von Smartphones ist weit verbreitet."
diffuso
Transliteration: di-foo-zo
"L'uso degli smartphone è diffuso."
generalizado
Transliteration: hen-er-a-li-tha-do
"El uso de teléfonos inteligentes es generalizado."
amplamente difundido
Transliteration: am-plam-en-te di-fun-di-do
"O uso de smartphones é amplamente difundido."
व्यापक
Transliteration: vyapak
"स्मार्टफोन का उपयोग व्यापक है।"
广泛
Transliteration: guǎngfàn
"智能手机的使用非常广泛。"
널리 퍼진
Transliteration: neol-li peo-jin
"스마트폰 사용이 널리 퍼져 있습니다."
広範囲にわたる
Transliteration: kōhan'i ni wataru
"スマートフォンの使用は広範囲にわたります。"
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