Also means
generalized
Usage Note
Generalizado agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: una práctica generalizada, un fenómeno generalizado. It describes something that has spread across a broad population or area, and is a common near-synonym of extendido in journalistic prose.
Examples
"El descontento estaba muy generalizado."
Natural Translation
Discontent was very widespread.

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