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rimworld

rimworld noun: a planet located near the edge or rim of a galaxy.

Noun

rimworld (plural rimworlds)

  1. A planet located near the edge or rim of a galaxy.
    • The traffic chief shook his head. "You're making a mistake. You should stay up in the rimworlds where the Orchestra is loved. Downsystem you're nothing."1985, Kim Stanley Robinson, The Memory of Whiteness: A Scientific Romance, New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, page 91

Forms of rimworld

pluralrimworlds

Origin of rimworld

Compound of rim + world.

Questions about rimworld

What does rimworld mean?
Rimworld means a planet located near the edge or rim of a galaxy.
What part of speech is rimworld?
Rimworld is a noun.
What is the plural of rimworld?
The plural of rimworld is rimworlds.

Words near rimworld in the dictionary

  1. rimulose
  2. rimulous
  3. rimur
  4. rimurapa
  5. rimus
  6. rimworld
  7. rimworlds
  8. rimy
  9. rin
  10. Rin Tin Tin
  11. Rin-Tin-Tin

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