OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 688

world

/wɜːld/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mundo
The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
In retrospect, the process of economic globalization has meant the end of the world as we knew it.
There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.
mundo • universo
The Universe.
globo • mundo • tierra
The Earth, especially in a geopolitical or cultural context, or as the physical planet.
People are dying of starvation all over the world.
“As the world turns, we know the bleakness of winter, the promise of spring, the fullness of summer and the harvest of autumn–the cycle of life is complete.” - quotation attributed…
mundo
An individual or group perspective or social setting.
In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important.
Welcome to my world.
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