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WIDELY DISTRIBUTED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Growing or occurring in many parts of the world

Example:

cosmopolitan in distribution

Synonyms:

cosmopolitan; widely distributed

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

bionomics; ecology; environmental science (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)

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 Context examples: 

Any of a group of acidic polypeptides that are the soluble protein constituents of the secretory granules of the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla; they are also widely distributed in endocrine tissues and tumor cells.

(Chromogranin, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A new analysis of data from two lunar missions finds evidence that the Moon’s water is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or type of terrain.

(On Second Thought, the Moon's Water May Be Widespread and Immobile, NASA)