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ubiqui·ty (-tē)

noun

the state, fact, or capacity of being, or seeming to be, everywhere at the same time; omnipresence

Etymology: Fr ubiquité < L ubique, everywhere < ubi, where + -que, any, akin to qui: see who

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ubiquity Synonyms

ubiquity

n.

omnipresence, all-presence, universality, pervasion, pervasiveness.


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ubiquity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • speed: Arthur R. Jensen ( 2000 ) The Ubiquity of Mental Speed and the Centrality of Working Memory.

Converse of object

  • grow: With the growing ubiquity of computing, particularly use of the Internet, projects which once would have been unthinkable have become commonplace.

Adjective modifier

  • sheer: The sheer ubiquity of the correspondents empowered by the new technology in wartime brings an added strain for Service families.

Noun used with modifier

  • medium: And thatâs a level of media ubiquity that few celebrities or news stories ever attain.
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