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global

glo·bal

UK/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/ US/ˈɡləʊ̯b(ə)ɫ/ common

adjective

1.

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

  • “global war”
  • “global monetary policy”
  • “neither national nor continental but planetary”
  • “a world crisis”
  • “of worldwide significance”
2.

having the shape of a sphere or ball

  • “a spherical object”
  • “nearly orbicular in shape”
  • “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests” Zane Grey

Origin

From globe + -al; compare French global.

Phrases

  • global affair
  • global affairs
  • global boiling
  • global city
  • global cooling
  • global coupling
  • global dimming
  • global distillation

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