"overworld" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: overworlds [plural]
Etymology: From over- + world. Compare underworld. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|world}} over- + world, {{m|en|underworld}} underworld Head templates: {{en-noun}} overworld (plural overworlds)
  1. The celestial world.
    Sense id: en-overworld-en-noun-ERPeoiiq
  2. The community of law-abiding citizens.
    Sense id: en-overworld-en-noun-PSj1XEcs
  3. (video games)
    An overarching map or region connecting various disparate towns, dungeons, or stages, usually represented on it by icons.
    Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-overworld-en-noun-U39Ypv8N Topics: video-games
  4. (video games)
    The portion of a game that is set above ground, as opposed to underground caves etc.
    Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-overworld-en-noun-ifY~gZrR Topics: video-games
  5. (video games)
    (roleplaying games) The entirety of the world where the player can walk around, as opposed to separate game sections for battles, puzzles, etc.
    Categories (topical): Role-playing games, Video games
    Sense id: en-overworld-en-noun-TB~wgrSP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 20 22 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 5 17 20 20 39 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overworld map Related terms: hub world, wilderness

Inflected forms

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