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globe
- 1) noun, a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
- 2) noun, the. the world; the earth
- 3) noun, a planet or some other astronomical body
- 4) noun, an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
- 5) noun, an electric light bulb
- 6) noun, an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
- 7) verb, to form or cause to form into a globe
Etymology
C16: from Old French, from Latin globus
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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