"wide-spread" meaning in All languages combined

See wide-spread on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: wider-spread [comparative], more wide-spread [comparative], widest-spread [superlative], most wide-spread [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|wider-spread|more|sup=widest-spread}} wide-spread (comparative wider-spread or more wide-spread, superlative widest-spread or most wide-spread)
  1. Alternative spelling of widespread Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: widespread
    Sense id: en-wide-spread-en-adj-DHlXb5VB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wide-spread meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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