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universe

proper noun noun

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
NIVERS
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/

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Definitions

proper noun

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

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

noun

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

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

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

  3. Everything under consideration.

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

  4. A sample taken from the population.

  5. An imaginary collection of worlds.

    “The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.”

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

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

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

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Example Sentences

Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.
I think that the universe was created by a life force rather than a deity.
In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
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