world-war

adjective

Pertaining to a period of time immediately during a world war

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Meanings

nounworld-war (plural world-wars)

plural world-wars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of world war.

    In this world-war nations fell to the lowest level of savagery.

    1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress
adjectiveworld-war (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a period of time immediately during a world war
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APA

world-war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world-war

MLA

“world-war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world-war. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “world-war,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/world-war.

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