global
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French global, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French globe, from Latin globus.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊbəl
Adjective
global (comparative more global, superlative most global)
- Spherical, ball-shaped.
- In the center was a small, global mass.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
- Concerning all parts of the world.
- 2003, Catherine Dupré, Importing the law in post-communist transitions, page 169:
- Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily.
- 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:
- It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].
- Pollution is a global problem.
- (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
- Global variables keep support engineers employed.
- Which has to be considered in its entirety.
Synonyms
- (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
- (of or relating to a globe or sphere):
- (concerning all parts of the world): world-wide, planetary
Antonyms
- (concerning all parts of the world): domestic, national, local, regional
- (of a variable, in computing): local
Hyponyms
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Noun
global (plural globals)
- (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
Antonyms
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
global m or f (masculine and feminine plural globals)
- global (concerning all parts of the world)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “global” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “global”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “global” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “global” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From globe ("globe"), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɔ.bal/
- Homophones: globale, globales
Adjective
global (feminine globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)
Synonyms
- (spherical): globulaire, sphérique
- (worldwide): mondial
Antonyms
- (not worldwide): local, régional
- (not on the whole): particulier, spécifique
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “global”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Adjective
global m or f (plural globais)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “global”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
global (not comparable)
- global (worldwide)
Declension
Synonyms
- (worldwide): weltweit
Antonyms
Further reading
- “global” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun globus.
Adjective
global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “global” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the noun globus.
Adjective
global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)
Derived terms
References
- “global” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Adjective
global m (feminine singular globala, masculine plural globals, feminine plural globalas)
- global (concerning all parts of the world)
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Adjective
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- global (concerning all parts of the world)
- (computing, of a variable) global (accessible by all parts of a program)
Synonyms
- (concerning all parts of the world): mundial
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
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- Of or pertaining to Rede Globo, a Brazilian TV network.
- ator global ― global actor (actor of Rede Globo)
Further reading
- Rede Globo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rede Globo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
global m or f (masculine and feminine plural globales)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “global”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Adjective
global (not comparable)
- global, spanning the entire globe, the whole world, international, universal
Declension
Inflection of global | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | global | — | — |
Neuter singular | globalt | — | — |
Plural | globala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | globale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | globale | — | — |
All | globala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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