global
[gloh-buh l]
- pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
- comprehensive.
- globular; globe-shaped.
- of, relating to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.
- (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.
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Origin of global
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Contemporary Examples
At some point during his busy schedule, Israel found the time to write a book, titled The Global War on Morris.
We face a lot of problems at this moment in our national and global history.
As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.
World peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
Christmas is unique in that it is a global holiday celebrated all over the world by humanity.
Historical Examples
The world has entered the phase of global interdependencies.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
These, by the way, are coming more into use in our global economy.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The interconnectivity of business and of markets creates the global economy.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
We can affect some of its parameters, but not its global behavior.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
In this article, we will describe a few of the global trends.
After the RainSam Vaknin
global
- covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world
- comprehensive
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Word Origin and History for global
adj.
1670s, "spherical," from globe + -al (1). Meaning "worldwide, universal" is from 1892, from French. Global village first attested 1960, popularized, if not coined, by Canadian educator Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980).
Postliterate man's electronic media contract the world to a village or tribe where everything happens to everyone at the same time: everyone knows about, and therefore participates in, everything that is happening the minute it happens. Television gives this quality of simultaneity to events in the global village. [Carpenter & McLuhan, "Explorations in Communication," 1960]
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
global
(glō′bəl)- Having the shape of a globe; spherical.
- Of or involving the entire earth; worldwide.
- Comprehensive; total.
- Of or relating to the eyeball.
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