globe

English

/ɡləʊb/, /ɡloʊb/, /ɡloːb/

noun
Definitions
  • Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
  • The planet Earth.
  • A spherical model of Earth or any planet.
  • (dated) A light bulb.
  • A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
  • (slang) A woman's breast.
  • (obsolete) A group.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French globe derived from Latin globus (sphere, ball, globe, round object, a round body, clump, heap).

Origin

Latin

globus

Gloss

sphere, ball, globe, round object, a round body, clump, heap

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Kanji

玉

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