MEANING
The state of being, or seeming to be, present everywhere within a particular context.
Use it for
describing a phenomenon encountered across many settings; discussing the apparent omnipresence of a technology; questioning whether a practice is as widespread as it seemsCharacterizes the breadth of a presence without equating prevalence with importance or truth. Academic functions: Significance / Scope, Analysis / Interpretation.
Words that belong together
- the ubiquity of digital media
- apparent ubiquity
- near ubiquity
On the page
The apparent ubiquity of online discussion can obscure communities with limited internet access.
The essay explores the ubiquity of commercial imagery in the novel’s urban setting.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- ubiquity
Usage notes
Uncountable noun: the ubiquity of a practice; apparent ubiquity. No routine plural. Register: formal. Commonness: uncommon (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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