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WURLD/wɜːld/

The earth and all its people and countries: the world. All over the world / in the world. Word is the language unit — swap l and you have a different meaning. Earth is the planet; world often includes the people on it.

Meaning

The earth and all the people and countries on it.

Examples

• “English is used all over the world.”
• “She wants to travel the world.”
• “This is the best café in the world.”

Good to know

in the world / all over the world. Mix-up: word. Similar: earth.

Near in meaning

earth

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