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world-wide - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'world-wide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . World-wide [ a.]
- Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.

Meaning of 'world-wide' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . world-wide [ s]
Meaning (1):
- involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Example in sentence:
  • a world crisis;
  • global monetary policy;
  • global war;
  • neither national nor continental but planetary;
  • of worldwide significance
Meaning (2):
- spanning or extending throughout the entire world
Example in sentence:
  • a worldwide epidemic;
  • worldwide distribution
Meaning (3):
- of worldwide scope or applicability
Example in sentence:
  • an issue of cosmopolitan import;
  • the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time;
  • universal experience

Nearby Words:

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