ubiquity

noun

ubiq·​ui·​ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē How to pronounce ubiquity (audio)
: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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The increasing ubiquity of K-beauty products outside Korea is also enabling a broader following. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026 To astronomers, the former couldn’t explain the shape’s ubiquity, but the latter was difficult to mathematically model. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026 Mamdani’s early weeks in office have been an exercise in ubiquity. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026 Such episodes, prior to the ubiquity of surveillance cameras and advances in forensics, were much more common, including these 10 watershed events. David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ubiquity

Word History

Etymology

Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and — more at who, sesqui-

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ubiquity was in 1572

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“Ubiquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ubiquity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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