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glo⋅bose

  [gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs]
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–adjective
having the shape of a globe; globelike.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose 1

Related forms:
glo⋅bose⋅ly, adverb
glo⋅bos⋅i⋅ty  [gloh-bos-i-tee] , glo⋅bose⋅ness, noun
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glo·bose   (glō'bōs')   
adj.  Spherical; globular.
glo'bose'ly adv., glo'bose'ness, glo·bos'i·ty (-bŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: glo·bose
Pronunciation: 'glO-"bOs
Function: adjective
: GLOBULAR1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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