Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Widespread \Wide"spread`\, a.
   Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far
   and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.

Source : WordNet®

widespread
     adj 1: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine";
            "widespread fear of nuclear war"
     2: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading
        operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges";
        "widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: {far-flung}]