world

world
world NOUN 1) (the world) the earth with all its countries and peoples. 2) a region or group of countries: the English-speaking world. 3) all that belongs to a particular period or sphere of activity: the theatre world. 4) (one's world) a person's life and activities. 5) (the world) secular or material matters as opposed to spiritual ones. 6) a planet. 7) (a/the world) a very large amount of: that makes a world of difference.
the best of both (or all possible) worlds — Cf. ↑the best of both worlds
bring into the world — Cf. ↑bring into the world
man (or woman) of the world — Cf. ↑woman of the world
out of this world — Cf. ↑out of this world
the world and his wife — Cf. ↑the world and his wife
the world, the flesh, and the devil — Cf. ↑the world, the flesh, and the devil
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • World — World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a man +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • world — UK US /wɜːld/ noun [C, usually singular] ► a particular area of activity: »Our world of work is changing rapidly. »the world of advertising/the internet »the business/corporate world …   Financial and business terms

  • world — /werrld/, n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. (often cap.) a particular division of the earth: the Western world. 3. the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. 4 …   Universalium

  • world — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known world ▪ entire, whole VERB + WORLD ▪ create …   Collocations dictionary

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  • World — The world is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an anthropocentric or human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings and other terrestrial lifes. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the… …   Wikipedia

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  • world — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German weralt age, world); akin to Old English wer man, eald old more at virile, old Date: before 12th century 1. a. the earthly state… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • world — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN or IN A WORLD BY ONESELF, IN THE WORLD, LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES, NOT FOR THE WORLD, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • world — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN or IN A WORLD BY ONESELF, IN THE WORLD, LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES, NOT FOR THE WORLD, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • World — (as used in expressions) Disney World y Disneylandia Industrial Workers of the World Pan American World Airways, Inc. Trans World Airlines, Inc. world music World Series (Serie Mundial) World Trade Center World Wildlife Fund WWW (World Wide Web) …   Enciclopedia Universal

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