globe
Meaning
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- Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
- The planet Earth.
- A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
- A light bulb.
- A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
- (slang) A woman's breast.
- (obsolete) A group.
- A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
Synonyms
the earth
spherical object
worldglobe
ball-bearing
terrestrial globe
round mass
round shape
tellus
round thing
blue planet
any spherical object
small spherical object
sphare
spherome
earth. earth
terrestrial globeearth
globe body
spheric body
spheoid
face of the earth
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡləʊb/
Etymology
In summary
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
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