Lexicon

universe

/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/🔊
/ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/🔊

proper noun

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Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.


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Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.


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noun

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The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.


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I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity.


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An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.


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Everything under consideration.


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In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.


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A sample taken from the population.


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An imaginary collection of worlds.


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The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.


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(films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.


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A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.


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That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.


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