Dear fellow humans, do we not always seek explanations and definitions that make life, everyday experiences, and its wonders and peculiarities, as well as the occasional absurdities, understandable and tangible? Every day, we are bombarded with words and terms without sufficient clarification. There you stand, pondering for hours at worst over the question, "What was that again?" Even those who possess a large Meyer, Wahrig, or even the Grimm dictionary often have to resign themselves too frequently. Erwin Grosche has long been troubled by this inadequacy, and so he has set out to extract explanations from life for our benefit. The goal is a handy compendium as a practical aid for living. In all modesty, it will be called the "World Lexicon.".