Worldbuilding

The construction of a world, especially a convincing fictional world for literature, etc.

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Etymology

world +‎ building

Noun

worldbuilding (uncountable)

  1. The conception and description of a fictional world that is the setting of a work of fiction, particularly in fantasy and science fiction. quotations ▼
  2. (obsolete) Scientific research into the creation of the Earth and its geological features.
  3. (obsolete) The world of imagination of novelists, poets, etc.
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