World

:This article is about the World, meaning the Earth. For uses of the specific phrase "The World", see The World (disambiguation)

Physical locations

In other contexts, "world" is sometimes used to mean any planet or moon; for example, Mars and Titan are two worlds within the solar system.

Related Topics:
Planet - Moon - Mars - Titan - Solar system

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"World" is sometimes used to refer to the entire Universe. This is less common now that knowledge of space is more commonplace; however, it is still used vaguely in this sense (as in "the whole wide world"), which it is actually the most frequent sense in philosophy.

Related Topics:
Universe - Philosophy

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