global

[ gloh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.

  1. globular; globe-shaped.

  2. of, relating to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.

  3. (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.

Origin of global

1
First recorded in 1670–80; globe + -al1

Other words from global

  • glob·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby global

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British Dictionary definitions for global

global

/ (ˈɡləʊbəl) /


adjective
  1. covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world

  2. comprehensive

Derived forms of global

  • globally, adverb

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