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WORLD-WIDE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of worldwide scope or applicability
Example:
universal experience
Synonyms:
cosmopolitan; ecumenical; general; oecumenical; universal; world-wide; worldwide
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comprehensive (including all or everything)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
Example:
a worldwide epidemic
Synonyms:
world-wide; worldwide
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intercontinental (extending or taking place between or among continents)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Example:
of worldwide significance
Synonyms:
global; planetary; world; world-wide; worldwide
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Adjectives
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)