To introduce into the world; give birth to.
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An age of man; a generation.
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Any state or sphere of existence; any wide scene of life or action: as, a future world; the world to come.
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The system of created things; all created existences; the whole creation; the created universe: a use dating from the time when the earth was supposed to be the center and sum of everything.
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The inhabitants of the earth and their concerns or interests; the human race; humanity; mankind: also, a certain section, division, or class of men considered as a separate or independent whole; a number or body of people united by a common faith, cause, aim, object, pursuit, or the like: as, the religious world; the Christian world; the heathen world; the political, literary, or scientific world; the world of letters.
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The earth and all created things upon it; the terraqueous globe.
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That which pertains to the earth or to this present state of existence merely; secular affairs or interests; the concerns of this life, as opposed to those of the future life.
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A particular part of the globe; a large portion or division of the globe: as, the Old World (the eastern hemisphere); the New World (the western hemisphere); the Roman world.
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Public life; life in society; intercourse with one's fellows.
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Any celestial orb or planetary body, especially considered as peopled, and as the scene of interests kindred to those of mankind.
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The part of mankind that is devoted to the affairs of this life or interested in secular affairs; those concerned especially for the interests and pleasures of the present state of existence; the unregenerate or ungodly part of humanity.
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The ways and manners of men; the practices of life; the habits, customs, and usages of society; social life in its various aspects.
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A course of life; a career.
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The current of events, especially as affecting the individual; circumstances or affairs, particularly those closely relating to one's self.
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Any system of more or less complexity or development, characterized by harmony, order, or completeness; anything forming an organic whole; a microcosm.
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Sphere; domain; province; region; realm: as, the world of dreams; the world of art.
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A great number or quantity: as, a world of people; a world of words; a world of meaning. Compare a world, below.
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Used in emphatic phrases expressing wonder, astonishment, perplexity, etc.: as, what in the world am I to do? how in all the world did you get there?
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The sum of what the world contains; everything: as, she is all the world to me. Compare the whole world, below.
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Hence the expression woman of the world (that is, a married woman), used by Audrey in “As you Like it.”
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Synonyms Globe, etc. See earth.