globe
[ glohb ]
/ gloʊb /
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noun
verb (used with object), globed, glob·ing.
to form into a globe.
verb (used without object), globed, glob·ing.
to take the form of a globe.
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Origin of globe
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French globe, from Latin globus “round body, ball, sphere”
synonym study for globe
1. See earth.
OTHER WORDS FROM globe
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British Dictionary definitions for globe
globe
/ (ɡləʊb) /
noun
verb
to form or cause to form into a globe
Derived forms of globe
globelike, adjectiveWord Origin for globe
C16: from Old French, from Latin globus
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