world

Middle English

/wurld/

noun
Definitions
  • The world, the planet (i.e. Earth)
  • A dimension, realm, or existence, especially human existence.
  • The trappings and features of human life.
  • The political entities of the world.
  • The people of the world, especially when judging someone.
  • An age, era or epoch.
  • The universe, the totality of existence.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English woruld inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (world, lifetime, age era of man, mankind, human existence, age of man).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*weraldiz

Gloss

world, lifetime, age era of man, mankind, human existence, age of man

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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