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pervasiveness

per·va·si·veness

UK/pəˈveɪ.sɪv.nɪs/ US/pɚˈveɪ.sɪv.nɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of filling or spreading throughout

  • “the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways”

Origin

From pervasive + -ness.

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