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World

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Meaning

Noun

In Collectives:
The
human experience,
; human
;
in general.
The
human experience,
individually.
In Collectives:
A
of people.
The Universe.
The Earth, especially in a
or
context.
  • A
    , especially one which is
    or inhabitable.
  • Any other
    body which may be
    , such as a natural satellite.
  • A very large
    of country.
    In various
    ,
    , etc; one of
    or
    having different
    and
    by different types of inhabitants.
    A
    , such as a
    ,
    one or
    of
    , especially
    ones.
    An individual or group
    or social setting.
    In Computing:
    The part of an
    with the
    ,
    the
    and other programs.
    In Video games:
    A
    of
    ,
    a
    of
    or levels that usually
    a
    environment or theme.
    In Cartomancy:
    The
    or
    of the tarot.
    A great amount.
    Age, era.

    Verb

    To
    or cause to be
    ed from a global
    ; to
    as a global whole,
    making or
    on
    or other
    ;
    globalise.
    To make
    ; to make worldly.

    Name

  • The specific world, or any of several specific
    , that
    , among any other (real or possible)
    :
  • Earth: the Earth (our
    ).
  • The Universe: our
    .
  • Existence.
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Third World (the
    ).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The First World (the
    ).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Second World (the
    ).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Fourth World (the
    ).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Industrialized World (the
    world).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Developed World (the developed world).
  • Any of the (conceptually
    )
    that
    (or have formerly been
    to
    ) the world,
    example:;The Developing World (the
    world).
  • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    world
    English
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    world
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    woruld
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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