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omnipresent

/ˌɒmnɪˈpɹezənt/ahm-nih-PREH-zuhnt
/ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzənt/ahm-nih-PREH-zuhnt

Meaningbeing present in all places

Common meaning: present everywhere

‘all, every’ + ‘before’ + ‘being’ → omnipresent

Journey through time

omni Latin omnis, -e “all, every”
  1. Latinomnissource
sent Latin -sēns (as in praesēns); esse “being; to be”
  1. Latinpraesenssource

Parts join in English as omnipresent.

  1. Englishomnipresent‘everywhere present’source
  2. Englishomnipresent‘present everywhere’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin omnis ‘all, every’ and Latin -sēns (as in praesēns); esse ‘being’.

Roots

Related words

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