worldbuilding

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Meaning

1. noun The conception and description of a fictional world, often as the setting of a work of fiction, particularly in speculative fiction.
2. noun Scientific research into the creation of the Earth and its geological features.
3. noun The world of imagination of novelists, poets, etc.

Similar words

geofiction worldmaking fantasy world storyworld world fictional universe book world fantasy primary world realm

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world building world-building