🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

construção de mundos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõstruˈsɐ̃w dʒi ˈmundus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
worldbuilding/ˈwɜːrldˌbɪldɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #12500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A construção de mundos é a base de qualquer bom jogo de RPG."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of constructing an imaginary world, sometimes associated with a fictional universe for a novel, film, or role-playing game.

    "The author is renowned for her intricate worldbuilding and rich fantasy lore."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Compound of 'world' (from Old English 'woruld') and 'building' (from Old English 'byldan'), originating in the mid-20th century within the context of science fiction and fantasy literature to describe the construction of fictional universes.

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