overworld
English
Etymology
From over- + world. Compare underworld.
Noun
overworld (plural overworlds)
- The celestial world.
- 1951, Naomi Replansky, “The Sightseers” in Ring Song (published 1952):
- This is a steaming underworld:
Where are the writhings? Where the cries?
We came down from our overworld
To see them writhe, to hear their cries.
- This is a steaming underworld:
- 1951, Naomi Replansky, “The Sightseers” in Ring Song (published 1952):
- The community of law-abiding citizens.
- Antonym: underworld
- (video games) An overarching map or region connecting various disparate towns, dungeons, or stages, usually represented on it by icons.
- (video games) The portion of a game that is set above ground, as opposed to underground caves etc.
- Antonym: underworld
- 2017, Alyssa Aska, Introduction to the Study of Video Game Music (page 88)
- The overworld theme for the original Super Mario Bros. remains one of the most recognizable video game tunes to date.
Derived terms
- overworld map
See also
- hub world
- wilderness
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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