Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
The world of literature or publishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Life or the world as described in literature; a fictional world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From book + world. First use appears c. 1784 in the publications of Alexander Hamilton.
