n.
- a spherical or rounded object.
▸a golden orb as an emblem of sovereignty.
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(the globe)
the earth.
▸a spherical representation of the earth with a map on the surface.
- Austral./NZ a lightbulb.
v.
literary form into a globe.
Derivative
- globe-like adj.
- globoid adj. & n.
- globose adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., or from L. globus.