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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Man of the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20the%20world. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
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man of the world
: a practical or worldly man of much experience
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