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Definition pervasive in American English

pervasive adjective

adjective
/pərˈveɪsɪv/
1

spreading through the whole of something and becoming a very obvious feature of it

Example

a pervasive farmyard smell

Example

the pervasive influence of Christianity in the Middle Ages

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Definition pervasive in American English