el

/ˈmundo/

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Translation

world

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Word origin

From Latin mundus ('world, universe'; also 'clean, neat'). The same root gave mundane.

Origin
Latin
Root
mundus
English cognates
mundane

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmundos

Examples

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She wants to travel all over the world before she turns forty.

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The world has changed a lot in the last twenty years.

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Everyone knows he is the best on the team.

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She brought her first child into the world in spring.

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We live in an increasingly connected world.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 8: mundo, desde, lugar and 7 more words.