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global

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
glob·al Listen to the pronunciation of global
Pronunciation:
\ˈglō-bəl\
Function:
adjective
1: having the shape of a globe2 a: of, relating to, or involving the entire world <global health conditions> b: of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye <global anesthesia in cataract surgery>3 a: being comprehensive, all-inclusive, or complete <global obstetric care> <transient global amnesia> <akinesia was global, although rigidity and dystonia were strikingly unilateral in distribution — Oliver Sacks> b: of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : organismic <the newer psychiatry seeks to understand in a global way the dynamic structure of the patient's personality — Psychological Abstracts>
glob·al·ly \-bə-lē\ Listen to the pronunciation of globally adverb

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