world record

/wərld ˈrɛkərd/
/wəld ˈrɛkəd/
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Other forms: world records

Definitions of world record
  1. noun
    the best record in the whole world
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    type of:
    record
    an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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