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glob⋅al

  [gloh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
2. comprehensive.
3. globular; globe-shaped.
4. of, pertaining to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.
5. (of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.
Origin:
1670–80; globe + -al 1

Related forms:
glob⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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glob·al   (glō'bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Having the shape of a globe; spherical.
  2. Of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide: global war; global monetary policies.
  3. Comprehensive; total: "a . . . global, generalized sense of loss" (Maggie Scarf).
  4. Computer Science Of or relating to an entire program, document, or file.
glob'al·ly adv.
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Main Entry: glob·al
Pronunciation: 'glO-b&l
Function: adjective
1 : having the shape of a globe
2 a : of, relatingto, or involving the entire world <global health conditions> b : of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye <global anesthesia in cataract surgery>
3 a : being comprehensive, all-inclusive, or complete <global obstetric care> global amnesia> global, although rigidityand dystonia were strikingly unilateral in distribution —Oliver Sacks> b : of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : ORGANISMIC global way the dynamic structure of the patient'spersonality —Psychological Abstracts> —glob·al·ly /-b&-lE/ adverb
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Language Translation for : global
Spanish: global, universal, mundial,
German: global,
Japanese: 世界的な
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global glob·al (glō'bəl)
adj.

  1. Having the shape of a globe; spherical.
  2. Of or involving the entire earth; worldwide.
  3. Comprehensive; total.
  4. Of or relating to the eyeball.
glob'al·ly adv.

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