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worldkin

Syllables: world·kinUK/ˈwɜːldkɪn/

worldkin noun: a diminutive or miniature world; a microcosm.

Noun

worldkin (plural worldkins)

  1. A diminutive or miniature world; a microcosm.
    • I too could now say to myself: Be no longer a Chaos, but a World, or even Worldkin. Produce! Produce!1831, Thomas Carlyle, “The Everlasting Yea”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 2nd book, page 136
    • How in this humdrum worldkin of ours did mortal men ever come to do this madness?1900, Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic Monthly

Forms of worldkin

pluralworldkins

Origin of worldkin

From world + -kin.

Questions about worldkin

What does worldkin mean?
Worldkin means a diminutive or miniature world; a microcosm.
What part of speech is worldkin?
Worldkin is a noun.
How do you pronounce worldkin?
Worldkin is pronounced /ˈwɜːldkɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of worldkin?
The plural of worldkin is worldkins.

Words near worldkin in the dictionary

  1. worldie
  2. worldies
  3. worlding
  4. worldish
  5. worldizing
  6. worldkin
  7. worldkins
  8. worldlang
  9. worldlangs
  10. worldless
  11. worldlessly

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