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globe
[glohb] 
noun, verb, globed, glob⋅ing.
–noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | the planet Earth (usually prec. by the). |
| 2. | a planet or other celestial body. |
| 3. | a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth (terrestrial globe) or of the heavens (celestial globe). |
| 4. | a spherical body; sphere. |
| 5. | anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl. |
| 6. | a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty; orb. |
| 7. | to form into a globe. |
| 8. | to take the form of a globe. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF globe < L globus round body, ball, sphere
1400–50; late ME < MF globe < L globus round body, ball, sphere
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| globe
(glōb) Pronunciation Key
n.
To assume the shape of or form into a sphere. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin globus.] |
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