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ubiquitous

Syllabification: (u·biq·ui·tous)
Pronunciation: /yo͞oˈbikwətəs/
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Definition of ubiquitous

adjective

  • present, appearing, or found everywhere:his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers

Derivatives

ubiquitously

adverb

ubiquitousness

noun

ubiquity

Pronunciation: /-wətē/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from modern Latin ubiquitas (from Latin ubique 'everywhere', from ubi 'where') + -ous

Remember that ubiquitous is spelled with -quit- in the middle.

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