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wide-spread·ing | \ ˈwīd-ˌspre-diŋ 
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\Definition of wide-spreading
: stretching or extending over a wide space or area
wide-spreading thatch roofs — Nat'l Geographic
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The first known use of wide-spreading was in 1587
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