world

English

/wɜːld/, /wɝld/, /wɵːld/

noun
Definitions
  • (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.
  • The Universe.
  • (uncountable) The Earth.
  • (countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.
  • A very large extent of country.
  • (fiction) A realm, such as planet, containing one or multiple society of being, especially intelligent ones.
  • An individual or group perspective or social setting.
  • (computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.
  • (video games) A subdivision of a game, consisting of a series of stages or levels that usually share a similar environment or theme.
  • (tarot) The twenty-second trump or major arcana card of the tarot.
  • (informal) A great amount.
  • (archaic) Age, era

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English world inherited from Old English weorold (world) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (world, lifetime, age era of man, mankind, human existence, age of man) com from English wer (man) + English eld (old, age).

Origin

English

eld

Gloss

old, age

Concept
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Time

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Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
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