Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world history

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: world his-to-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A field of historical study that examines history from a global perspective.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

world histories (plural)

Phrases

world-historical

Questions

What does world history mean?: A field of historical study that examines history from a global perspective.

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