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world-building
[ wurld-bil-ding ]
noun
- the process of developing a detailed and plausible fictional world for a novel or story, especially in science fiction, fantasy, and video games:
Drawing a convincing map with boundaries and landscape features is a natural starting point for world-building.
Other Word Forms
- world-build verb (used without object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of world-building1
Example Sentences
I like to do structure, really, and concept and world-building.
The world-building in a YA novel is sharply defined and instantly recognizable, even if it’s a fantasy or a future hellscape.
As a Peruvian American filmmaker born in New York City, Rivera derived his fictional world-building from his real-life experience documenting the harrowing stories of migrants in the United States.
So this kind of logic of capture, enclosure and commodification is the rationale that binds together all of the world-building of “Sleep Dealer.”
Like any continuation of a fantasy/sci-fi franchise, the second season cannot match the world-building revelations of the first.
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