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Definitions of world:

part of speech: noun

The globe or planet on which we live; the universe; the earth; the present state of existence; the enjoyments and cares of the present life; course of life; customs and practices of men; people in general; in Scrip. sometimes, the Roman empire; a large and definite tract of country; the whole human race; the ungodly; very much or a great deal, as, a " world of good"; time, as, " world without end".

part of speech: noun

The earth and its inhabitants: the system of things: present state of existence: any planet or heavenly body: public life or society: business: the public: a secular life: course of life: a very large extent of country, as the " new world:" very much or a great deal, as a " world of good:" time, as in the phrase " world without end"- eternally: possibility, as in " nothing in the world:" ( B.) the ungodly.

Usage examples for world:

• There ain't any use in the world your talkin' to me like that! "The Man from Home", Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson

• " What will the world come to? "Springhaven A Tale of the Great War", R. D. Blackmore

• But now, I only care for one thing in the world and you know what that is. "The Virginians", William Makepeace Thackeray

• But who in the world can she be? "Fickle Fortune", Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)