"world-historical" meaning in All languages combined

See world-historical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/ [UK]
Etymology: From world + historical, perhaps after earlier German weltgeschichtlich [from 19th c.] Etymology templates: {{compound|en|world|historical}} world + historical, {{cog|de|weltgeschichtlich}} German weltgeschichtlich, {{defdate|from 19th c.}} [from 19th c.] Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} world-historical (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to world history; globally significant. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-world-historical-en-adj-y9JSOjMJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "weltgeschichtlich"
      },
      "expansion": "German weltgeschichtlich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "from 19th c."
      },
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      "name": "defdate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From world + historical, perhaps after earlier German weltgeschichtlich [from 19th c.]",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Arif Dirlik, Marxism in the Chinese Revolution:",
          "text": "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China was a world-historical event.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 124:",
          "text": "It is hard to overstate the world-historical impact of this transformation.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Pertaining to world history; globally significant."
      ],
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        [
          "world history",
          "world history"
        ],
        [
          "globally",
          "globally"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "world-historical"
}
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "weltgeschichtlich"
      },
      "expansion": "German weltgeschichtlich",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "from 19th c."
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "It is hard to overstate the world-historical impact of this transformation.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Pertaining to world history; globally significant."
      ],
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        [
          "world history",
          "world history"
        ],
        [
          "globally",
          "globally"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/",
      "tags": [
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    }
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}

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