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The definition of widespread is something well-known or given out over a large area or to a large group of people.

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When everyone believes that a myth is true, this is an example of a widespread myth.

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See widespread in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

spread widely; esp.,

widely extended: widespread arms
distributed, circulated, or occurring over a wide area or extent: widespread benefits, widespread rumors

See widespread in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.

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