adj
Meaning 1
Spanning the world; global.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Spanning the world; global.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Throughout the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: around the world, globally, internationally
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of worldwide scope or applicability- Christopher Morley
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, world-wide
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
spanning or extending throughout the entire world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: world-wide
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: global, planetary, world(a), world-wide
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide From world + -wide.
Across languages
114 source translations are retained for this English entry.