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world n. [
universe, existence, creation, cosmos, macrocosm] everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
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world n. [
domain] people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
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world n. [
reality] all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
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world n. [
Earth, earth, globe] the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
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world n. [
populace, public] people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
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