ubiquitary

u·biq·ui·tous

[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
adjective
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
Also, u·biq·ui·tar·y [yoo-bik-wi-ter-ee] .


Origin:
1830–40; ubiquit(y) + -ous

u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb
u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun
non·u·biq·ui·tar·y, adjective
non·u·biq·ui·tous, adjective
non·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb
non·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun
un·u·biq·ui·tous, adjective
un·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb
un·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun


See omnipresent.
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ubiquitous (juːˈbɪkwɪtəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent
 
[C14: from Latin ubīque everywhere, from ubī where]
 
u'biquitously
 
adv
 
u'biquity
 
n
 
u'biquitousness
 
n

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ubiquitous
"turning up everywhere," 1837, from ubiquity + -ous. The earlier word was ubiquitary (1580s), from Mod.L. ubiquitarius, from ubique. Related: Ubiquitously.
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