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Princeton's WordNet

  1. world recordnoun

    the best record in the whole world

Wiktionary

  1. world recordnoun

    Any characteristic or accomplishment that exceeds all other instances of that characteristic or accomplishment.

  2. world recordnoun

    The world's best score or time for a certain event.

Wikipedia

  1. World record

    According to the Guinness World Records, a world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book Guinness World Records and other world records organizations collates and publishes notable records of many. One of them is the World Records Union that is the unique world records register organization recognized by the Council of the Notariats of the European Union.

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  1. world record

    A world record is a highest or best achievement, performance or feat recognized globally as the best of its kind that has been officially documented and verified. This typically applies to fields such as sports, arts, sciences, or any global competitions and activities where performances are measurable and comparable.

Wikidata

  1. World record

    A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements,to extremes in the natural world and beyond. The website RecordSetter has begun to take on the same territory, but with a more inclusive policy.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of world record in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of world record in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of world record in a Sentence

  1. Frederik Madsen:

    We knew we were going to have to break the world record to win here, but to do 3:44, it's just madness to be honest, we never dreamed about this but hard work pays off. But to win the Olympics we will have to go even faster. Maybe 3:42 to win the gold. We have some small gains to make, but we know Australia, New Zealand, Italy and Britain do too.

  2. Robert Ouko:

    I have watched Rudisha this season and I am not sure if he has the fire in his belly that propelled him to Olympic glory and a world record four years ago, his saving grace could be the selection criterion set by Athletics Kenya (AK), where a third athlete is selected on merit.

  3. Kenenisa Bekele:

    I still can do this (world record). I don't give up. It is encouraging for the future.

  4. Frank Marshall:

    We recast Marty McFly and that cut six weeks off our post-production schedule, we finished the film in nine weeks which was like a world record in those days but we really wanted to keep to our release date so everyone put in a Herculean effort to deliver the movie. The traditional time in those days was 20 to 24 weeks and we did it in nine.

  5. Little Oak Sanctuary:

    We are heartbroken at the loss of this sweet, wise, friendly soul. Chris is known as the world record holder for having grown the heaviest fleece on record, he was so much more than this, so very much more, and we will remember him for all that he was - someone, not something.


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