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inworld en · ADJ

Etymology

From in + world.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:roleplaying games) Inside the world of an MMORPG.
   • These inworld practices include weaving, building, trading, chatting, dancing, making love, flying and many others besides. 2011, John Postill, Localizing the Internet: An Anthropological Account, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 22:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most inworld	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more inworld	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

inworld en · ADV

Etymology

From in + world.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:roleplaying games) Inside the world of an MMORPG.
   • Midbie status was shaped not just by the absolute amount of time since the creation of an account, but by the cumulative amount of time spent inworld. 2008, Tom Boellstorff, Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 125:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more inworld	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most inworld	Degree=Sup		lexicographic