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world ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wûrld)
n.
The earth.
The universe.
The earth with its inhabitants.
The inhabitants of the earth; the human race.
Humankind considered as social beings; human society: turned her back on the world.
People as a whole; the public: The event amazed the world.
often World A specified part of the earth: the Western World.
A part of the earth and its inhabitants as known at a given period in history: the ancient world.
A realm or domain: the animal world; the world of imagination.
A sphere of human activity or interest: the world of sports.
A class or group of people with common characteristics or pursuits: the scientific world.
A particular way of life: the world of the homeless.
All that relates to or affects the life of a person: He saw his world collapse about him.
Secular life and its concerns: a man of the world.
Human existence; life: brought a child into the world.
A state of existence: the next world.
A large amount; much. Often used in the plural: did her a world of good; candidates that are worlds apart on foreign policy.
A celestial body such as a planet: the possibility of life on other worlds.
adj.
Of or relating to the world: a world champion.
Involving or extending throughout the entire world: a world crisis.
Idioms:
for all the world
In all respects; precisely: She looked for all the world like a movie star.
in the world
Used as an intensive: How in the world did they manage? I never in the world would have guessed.
out of this world Informal
Extraordinary; superb: The dinner was out of this world.
the world over
Throughout the world: known the world over.
world without end
Forever.
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[Middle English, from Old English weorold. See w-ro- in Indo-European Roots.]
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