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global meaning

EN[ˈɡləʊbəl] [ˈɡloʊbəl] [-əʊbəl]
WGlobal
  • Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to:
FR global

    Definition of global in English Dictionary

  • NounPLglobals
    1. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
    2. AdjectiveCOMmore globalSUPmost global
      1. Spherical, ball-shaped.
        1. In the center was a small, global mass. ‎
      2. (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
        1. Concerning all parts of the world.
          1. Some rights are more global than others; social rights in particular do not seem to globalise easily.
        2. (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
          1. Global variables keep support engineers employed. ‎
        3. Which has to be considered in its entirety.
        4. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • Vexillology can help us to delve into national and global history.
            • Even if trade diversion is not important in aggregate terms or in relation to trade creation between the bilateral partners, it still represents an inefficient use of global resources [ …]
            • We would expect estuarian signatures to fall between the 87 Sr/ 86 Sr signature of the Amazon mouth and the global marine signature except very near the mouth of the Tocantins.
          2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
            • Global problems arise from how humans have undervalued each other and miscommunicated with each other.
            • Global warming could wipe some coastal areas off the map.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Nouns
              • Countable nouns
            Related Links:
            1. fr global
            2. en globalization
            3. fr globale
            4. en globals
            5. en globally
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of global for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "global" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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