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PERVASIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spreading or spread throughout

Example:

an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion

Synonyms:

permeant; permeating; permeative; pervasive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

distributive (serving to distribute or allot or disperse)

Derivation:

pervade (spread or diffuse through)

pervasiveness (the quality of filling or spreading throughout)

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