Phrase guide

world record

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The world's best score or time for a certain event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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noun

Meaning 2

Any characteristic or accomplishment that exceeds all other instances of that characteristic or accomplishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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noun

Meaning 3

the best record in the whole world

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: record

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rècord mundial — the world's best score or time
  • Chinese Cantonese: 世界紀錄 /世界纪录 (sai3 gaai3 gei2 luk6) — the world's best score or time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界紀錄 /世界纪录 (shìjiè jìlù) — the world's best score or time
  • Danish: verdensrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Dutch: wereldrecord — the world's best score or time
  • Estonian: maailmarekord — the world's best score or time
  • Faroese: heimsmet — the world's best score or time
  • Finnish: maailmanennätys — the world's best score or time
  • French: record du monde — the world's best score or time
  • French: record mondial — the world's best score or time
  • German: Weltrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Hungarian: világrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Hungarian: világcsúcs — the world's best score or time
  • Icelandic: heimsmet — the world's best score or time
  • Irish: curiarracht dhomhanda — the world's best score or time
  • Italian: record del mondo — the world's best score or time
  • Italian: record mondiale — the world's best score or time
  • Italian: primato mondiale — the world's best score or time
  • Japanese: 世界記録 (sekai kiroku) — the world's best score or time
  • Japanese: ワールドレコード (wārudo rekōdo) — the world's best score or time
  • Korean: 세계 기록 — the world's best score or time
  • Korean: 월드 레코드 (woldeu rekodeu) — the world's best score or time
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdensrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verdsrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Polish: rekord świata — the world's best score or time
  • Portuguese: recorde mundial — the world's best score or time
  • Russian: мирово́й реко́рд (mirovój rekórd) — the world's best score or time
  • Swahili: muda bora — the world's best score or time
  • Swahili: rekodi ya dunia — the world's best score or time
  • Swedish: världsrekord — the world's best score or time
  • Ukrainian: світови́й реко́рд (svitovýj rekórd) — the world's best score or time
  • Vietnamese: kỷ lục thế giới — the world's best score or time
  • Welsh: record y byd — the world's best score or time