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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Thanks to today’s ubiquity of social media and streaming services, ’90s popular culture is just as familiar to Americans in their 20s as their 60s, so this production has universal appeal and its fast-paced, feel-good and funny. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 Anyone can issue a stablecoin, but building trust, liquidity, and ubiquity takes years. Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 The consensus among experts regarding heat deaths is the ubiquity of air conditioning in the U.S. and the relative paucity in Europe. Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025 Coco Chanel’s initial designs of the wardrobe staple date to the mid-1920s, a piece defined by versatility, wearability and ubiquity. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 July 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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