1
a
: of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide
a global system of communication
global economic problems
global warfare
see also global village, global warming
b
: of or relating to a spherical celestial body (such as the moon)
For the Moon, the early formation of global crust was accompanied and succeeded for several hundred million years by a massive influx of projectiles …—
James W. Head
James W. Head2
: of, relating to, or applying to a whole (such as a mathematical function or a computer program) : universal
a global search of a file
Global search and replace can be harnessed to make this correction throughout the file almost instantaneously.—Shay Addams
Shay Addams3
of a medical condition
: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature : having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effect
… West suffered a stroke that left him with global aphasia: an inability to produce words or to understand words spoken to him.—Alison McCulloch
Alison McCullochThe two other cases presented with milder characteristics, displaying global developmental delay and seizures.—The Albany (Georgia) Herald
The Albany (Georgia) Herald4
: having the shape of a globe : spherical
a global mass
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English is becoming a global language.
The program allows users to do global searches through all the available data.
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—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Synonymous with north-eastern France, Champagne accounts for 10% of the world’s sparkling wine production by volume, but as much as 35% of sparkling wine’s global market value.
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By one estimate, the Middle East accounted for more than a quarter of all global arms imports from 2020-24, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE leading the way.
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Currently, about 87% of global demand for lithium is for producing rechargeable batteries for electrical grids, vehicles, and electronics including laptop computers and mobile telephones.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Synonymous with north-eastern France, Champagne accounts for 10% of the world’s sparkling wine production by volume, but as much as 35% of sparkling wine’s global market value.
—Holly Ellyatt,charlotte Reed, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
By one estimate, the Middle East accounted for more than a quarter of all global arms imports from 2020-24, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE leading the way.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Currently, about 87% of global demand for lithium is for producing rechargeable batteries for electrical grids, vehicles, and electronics including laptop computers and mobile telephones.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Global.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/global. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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global
adjective
glob·al
ˈglō-bəl 
1
: having the shape of a globe
2
a
: of, relating to, or involving the entire world
global health conditions
b
: of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye
global anesthesia in cataract surgery
3
of a medical condition
: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature : having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effect
… West suffered a stroke that left him with global aphasia: an inability to produce words or to understand words spoken to him.—Alison McCulloch
Alison McCulloch4
a
: being comprehensive, all-inclusive, or complete
global obstetric care
transient global amnesia
Akinesia was global, although rigidity and dystonia were strikingly unilateral in distribution.—Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks
b
: of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : organismic
… the newer psychiatry seeks to understand in a global way the dynamic structure of the patient's personality …—Psychological Abstracts
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