Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world-historical

/ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: world-his-tor-i-cal
IPA: /ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to world history; globally significant.

Example Sentences

"The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China was a world-historical event."
"It is hard to overstate the world-historical impact of this transformation."

Etymology

From world + historical, perhaps after earlier German weltgeschichtlich [from 19th c.]

Origin

First known use: [from 19th c.]

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/

Phrases

world-historically

Questions

How do you pronounce world-historical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/.
What does world-historical mean?: Pertaining to world history; globally significant.
Where does world-historical come from?: First known use: [from 19th c.].

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