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world
/wɝld/
noun
(with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.
"There will always be lovers, till the world’s end."
The Universe.
(with "the") The Earth.
"People are dying of starvation all over the world."
verb
To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focussing on national or other distinctions; compare globalise.
To make real; to make worldly.
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