: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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So people’s memory of these songs being famous is partly influenced by their ubiquity on certain types of FM radio. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 More than doubling the cost of the latest iPhone might risk pricing out customers and hobbling Apple’s ubiquity, analysts suggested. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 That is why the speed and apparent ubiquity of AI should not be mistaken for a substitute for leadership. — Tara Youngblood, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Larger forces, including generational change, the ubiquity of the internet and the strain Americans are experiencing in part due to profound economic transformation are at work. — James Bisbee, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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