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pervasive

Pronunciation: /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/

The English word “pervasive” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

Etymology

From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).

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