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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
world-wide is an adjective meaning "involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope". It carries 3 recorded senses.
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
“global war”
“global monetary policy”
“neither national nor continental but planetary”
“a world crisis”
“of worldwide significance”
spanning or extending throughout the entire world
“worldwide distribution”
“a worldwide epidemic”
of worldwide scope or applicability
“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
“the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time”
“universal experience”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for world-wide come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.