: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

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When the foundation of his house begins to crack and the basement floods, Wilson becomes fascinated with the ubiquity of concrete in our modern lives. Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 Their $2 price tag ensuring their ubiquity in the bedrooms of the nation’s young and hip. News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026 In practice, the ubiquity of Tesla’s charging locations is offset by the fact that most of those Superchargers are the older V3 units. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 Gerber, meanwhile, continues to carve out a niche in the acting world and embrace the cultural ubiquity of her name in popular culture. Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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