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ubiquitousu‧biq‧ui‧tous /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ ●○○ adjective formal   ubiquitousOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin ubique ‘everywhere’, from ubi ‘where’ - Plastic containers are ubiquitous nowadays.
- At the shopping center, the ubiquitous closed-circuit camera may soon be smart enough to seek him out personally.
- Energy-and water-saving technologies are ubiquitous.
- Envy, the thesis runs, is universal and ubiquitous in human beings.
- None of these flaws showed up in the Adam Smith neckties that were ubiquitous in the Reagan administration.
- The low prices and generous portions account for the ubiquitous lines, which almost always extend out the door.
- The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.
- The themes of dependence and danger are ubiquitous in Semai life and are intricately intertwined.
- We hazard a guess that they're lurking in a shoebox or, worse still, the ubiquitous carrier bag!
► common if something is common, there are a lot of them: · Jones is a very common name in Great Britain.· Foxes are common in the area.· Personal computers are nearly as common in American homes as televisions. ► widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: · Racism is much more widespread than people imagine.· The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread.· the widespread availability of antibiotics ► commonplace [not before noun] especially written common in a particular place or time – used especially when saying that this seems surprising or unusual: · Crimes such as robbery are commonplace in big cities.· Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb. ► prevalent formal common in a place or among a group of people – used especially about illnesses, problems, or ideas: · Flu is most prevalent during the winter months.· Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US.· This belief is more prevalent among men than women. ► rife [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems: · AIDS is rife in some parts of the world. ► ubiquitous formal very common and seen in many different places – often used humorously in written descriptions: · He was carrying the ubiquitous MP3 player.· In Britain, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous. ► something is everywhere especially spoken used when saying that you can see something a lot in many different places: · Images of the dictator were everywhere.· Microchips seem to be everywhere these days – even in washing machines.· One of the first things you notice in Amsterdam are the bicycles – they’re everywhere. ADVERB► most· The most ubiquitous evidence was the piles of fly-tipped rubbish whenever we stopped to look for birds or flowers.· Hand-loom weavers in the various textile manufactures were the most ubiquitous of manufacturing workers. seeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously:  Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days. a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gérard Depardieu► see thesaurus at common—ubiquitously adverb—ubiquity noun [uncountable] |