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widescale

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Large enough to affect or involve all or most of the relevant area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From wide + scale.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وسيع النطاق — involving all or most of the relevant area
  • Belarusian: шырокамашта́бны (šyrokamaštábny) — involving all or most of the relevant area
  • Finnish: laajamittainen — involving all or most of the relevant area
  • Russian: широкомасшта́бный (širokomasštábnyj) — involving all or most of the relevant area
  • Ukrainian: широкомасшта́бний (šyrokomasštábnyj) — involving all or most of the relevant area