n.
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(the world)
 the earth with all its countries and peoples. ▸all of the people on the earth. ▸
(one's world)
 one's life and activities. 
- a region or group of countries:![]()  the English-speaking world. ▸all that belongs to a particular historical period or sphere of activity: ![]()  the world of British theatre. 
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(the world)
 human and social interaction. ▸secular or material matters as opposed to spiritual ones. ▸a stage of human life, either mortal or after death. 
- another planet like the earth.
Phrase
  
  Etymology
  OE w(e)oruld, from a Gmc compound meaning ‘age of man’.