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globose

 [gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs]  

glo·bose

   [gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs]
adjective
having the shape of a globe; globelike.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose1

Related forms
glo·bose·ly, adverb
glo·bos·i·ty  [gloh-bos-i-tee] , glo·bose·ness, noun
sub·glo·bose, adjective
sub·glo·bose·ly, adverb
sub·glo·bose·ness, noun
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sub·glo·bos·i·ty, noun
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globose or globous (ˈɡləʊbəʊs, ɡləʊˈbəʊs, ˈɡləʊbəs)
 
—adj
spherical or approximately spherical
 
[C15: from Latin globōsus; see globe]
 
globous or globous
 
—adj
 
[C15: from Latin globōsus; see globe]
 
'globosely or globous
 
—adv
 
globosity or globous
 
—n
 
'globoseness or globous
 
—n

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