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u⋅biq⋅ui⋅tous

[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]
–adjective
existing or being everywhere, esp. 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


See omnipresent.
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u·biq·ui·tous   (yōō-bĭk'wĭ-təs)   
adj.  Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent: "plodded through the shadows fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook" (Joseph Heller).
u·biq'ui·tous·ly adv., u·biq'ui·tous·ness n.
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