"worldness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From world + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|world|ness}} world + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} worldness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being a world; existence as a world. Tags: uncountable Related terms: small-worldness
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          "ref": "2002, M. Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi, Beyond Dichotomies, page 288:",
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