world-building
noun
the process of developing a detailed and plausible fictional world for a novel or story, especially in science fiction, fantasy, and video games.
world-build
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a word derived from
world-building.
Example Sentences
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There was just something intriguing about building a scene to convey your ideas, and world-build so that you could create this universe that was completely your own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Not because he is incapable of something grander—half a decade ago, on “Started from the Bottom,” a hungrier Aubrey was more triumphal about what it meant to world-build with his boys from scratch.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2018
