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worldwide.

Spanning the world; global.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/General-American/ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/General-American

  1. Spanning the world; global.

    A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide From world + -wide.

adv/ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/General-American/ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/General-American

  1. Throughout the world.

    not-comparable
    The character of James Bond is known worldwide.
    English is spoken worldwide.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide From world + -wide.

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