overworld

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ world. Compare underworld. === Pronunciation === === 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 overworldTo see them writhe, to hear their cries. 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. The portion of a game that is set above ground, as opposed to underground caves etc. Antonym: underworld (roleplaying games) The entirety of the world where the player can walk around, as opposed to separate game sections for battles, puzzles, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== overworld map === See also === hub world wilderness === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “overworld”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === word-lover