Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Involving or extending throughout the entire world; universal.
  • adverb Throughout the world.

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  • adjective Spanning the world.
  • adverb Throughout the world.

Etymologies

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world +‎ -wide

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Examples

  • It seems premature to say for sure whether the story is overblown, but 257 confirmed cases worldwide (again: * worldwide*) seems an absurd number to cause such media hype.

    Cafferty File 2009

  • It seems premature to say for sure whether the story is overblown, but 257 confirmed cases worldwide (again: * worldwide*) seems an absurd number to cause such media hype.

    Cafferty File 2009

  • Long-term, Qualcomm has three options: they can stop using the term worldwide, they can keep using it, while taking steps to avoid Germany and any other country where Smartbook AG can successfully pursue legal action, or they can come to an accommodation with Smartbook AG, by buying or licensing the trademark.

    OSNews 2009

  • As a new MW, Campo joins an elite group of less than 276 others who have earned the title worldwide since 1953.

    Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed 2008

  • Their passionate fans have spread the word worldwide, resulting in Arcade Fire now being one of the biggest live bands on the planet.

    10 Bands Shaping The Post-Nirvana Era 2011

  • It paints a very troubling picture of what we call the worldwide war on terrorism.

    CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2009 2009

  • During this morning's weekly presidential radio address, Mrs. Bush fired the first shots in what she calls a worldwide effort to focus on the brutality against women and children by the Taliban and terrorists in Afghanistan.

    CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2001 2001

  • Police spokesman Bob Ngombi says Uganda needs to train some members of the country's 15,000-strong force to combat terrorism, which he described as a worldwide problem.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Their passionate fans have spread the word worldwide, resulting in Arcade Fire now being one of the biggest live bands on the planet.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jeff Pollack 2011

  • The U.S. S.ate Department has also advised "a high level of vigilance" in what it calls a worldwide caution on the threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

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