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glob·al

global

 
 
pronunciation:
glo bl
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having to do with the whole earth; worldwide; universal.
The pollution of the oceans is a global concern.
 
synonyms:
universal, worldwide
antonyms:
local
similar words:
far-reaching, intercontinental, planetary
definition 2: taking into account all the parts that make up the whole of something.
We need to take a global approach to taking care of our health.
synonyms:
comprehensive, extensive, general
similar words:
exhaustive, inclusive, overall, sweeping, thorough, vast
definition 3: in the shape of a globe; spherical.
synonyms:
globular, spherical
similar words:
globoid, orbicular, ovate, rounded
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)global increasingly, truly
(adj.)global + noun awareness, biodiversity, brand, capitalism, carbon, catastrophe, challenge, change, citizenship, climate, commerce, commons, communication, competition, competitiveness, consciousness, consumption, context, cooperation, corporation, crisis, crossing, currency, demand, depletion, dimension, dioxide, economy, ecosystem, emission, environment, equity, expansion, finance, framework, fund, governance, greenhouse, growth, hegemony, implication, initiative, integration, interdependence, market, marketing, marketplace, network, ozone, partnership, perspective, phenomenon, positioning, poverty, reach, recession, satellite, scale, scope, self-esteem, stability, surveyor, system, temperature, terror, terrorism, trade, trading, treaty, trend, village, warming  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: globally (adv.)
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Word Parts  About this feature
The word global contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual Latin adjective-forming suffix that means pertaining to
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The suffix -al2, -ial attaches primarily to nouns (national , environmental ) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots (final , capital , comical ) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.