Worldwide
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Spanning the world; global.
"A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life."
- 1 of worldwide scope or applicability wordnet
- 2 spanning or extending throughout the entire world wordnet
- 3 involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope wordnet
- 1 Throughout the world. not-comparable
"The character of James Bond is known worldwide."
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More examples"Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide."
Etymology
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.
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