Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the world over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.67 in modern English

Syllables: the -world over
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

All over the world; globally; throughout the world.

Example Sentences

"Thomas Edison is known the whole world over as the inventor of the light-bulb."

Inflected Forms

the whole world over (alternative)

Questions

What does the world over mean?: All over the world; globally; throughout the world.

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