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Outworld

Outworld

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A fictional world in Mortal Kombat known for powerful fighters and magic
  • proper noun
: Outworld
  • Together, you would be a match for almost anything Outworld could throw at you.
  • back to Outworld
  • forces of Outworld
  • go back to Outworld

Examples

Synonyms

otherworld
vsOutworld
  • Literature
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A place beyond the living world where spirits live

focuses on a named fighting realm noted for warriors and sorcery
outworld
vsOutworld
  • Literature
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A world you do not know, seen in fantasy or science fiction

is a specific named realm in a particular fictional universe

Surface Forms

Outworld main

Morphology

Outworld = world (opaque) = out + world

Although the name is visibly built from common words, it functions as a fictional proper name, so its specific referent is not recoverable from the parts alone. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outworld comes from out- 'outside' and world 'place', the same idea you see in outdoor. In the Mortal Kombat stories it names a realm 'outside' Earthrealm, so it is a dangerous other world full of fighters and magic.