universe
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French univers, from Latin universum (“‘all things, as a whole, the universe’”), neut. of universus (“‘all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one’”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“‘one’”) + versus (“‘turned’”), perfect passive participle of vertere (“‘to turn’”).
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universe (plural universes)
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
- An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- Everything under consideration.
- In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- An imaginary collection of worlds.
- The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
- That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
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The Universe
An entity similar to our Universe
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Everything under consideration
An imaginary collection of worlds
Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting
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universe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- universe (economics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:universe (economics)
- universe (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:universe (mathematics)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /uː.nɪˈwɛːr.seː/
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ūniversē (not comparable)
- Generally; in general.
