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world·wide  (wûrldwd)
adj.
Involving or extending throughout the entire world; universal: a worldwide epidemic.
adv.
Throughout the world: distributed worldwide.

worldwide [ˈwɜːldˈwaɪd]
adj
applying or extending throughout the world; universal
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Adj.1.worldwide - spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"
intercontinental - extending or taking place between or among continents; "intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental flights"
2.worldwide - 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"
international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"
3.worldwide - of worldwide scope or applicabilityworldwide - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

worldwide
adjective global, general, international, universal, ubiquitous, omnipresent, pandemic Doctors fear a worldwide epidemic of this disease.
national, local, limited, narrow, restricted, confined, provincial, parochial, insular
Translations
worldwide [ˈwɜːldˈwaɪd]
A. ADJmundial, universal
B. ADVmundialmente, en todo el mundo
it's known worldwidees mundialmente conocido, es conocido en todo el mundo
to travel worldwideviajar por todo el mundo
C. CPD the Worldwide Web N (Internet) → el World Wide Web, el WWW


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All he knew was that he could not eat the flesh of this black man, and thus hereditary instinct, ages old, usurped the functions of his untaught mind and saved him from transgressing a worldwide law of whose very existence he was ignorant.
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