Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You can use ~ to describe something that happens in all parts of the world or affects all parts of the world.
...a ~ ban on nuclear testing...
On a ~ scale, AIDS may well become the leading cause of infant death.
= worldwide
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~ly
...a ~ly familiar trade name.
ADV
2.
A ~ view or vision of a situation is one in which all the different aspects of it are considered.
...the ~ view, the ability to make wider decisions based on a knowledge of all the facts, not just some of them.
...a ~ vision of contemporary societies.
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