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Whoniverse en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of (Doctor) Who + universe

Meanings

  1. (slang) The universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as related books, comics and other stories, are set.
    • The Blinovitch limitation effect, however, appears to be a law of physics in the Whoniverse. 2006, Paul Parsons, The science of Doctor Who, →ISBN, page 43:
    • While 'retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements of the Whoniverse. 2003, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, The Nth Doctor, →ISBN, page 5:
  2. (dated, possibly) The totality of all things connected to the series Doctor Who, including the fictional universe which is its setting, the real-world sets on which it is filmed, its actors and fandom, etc.
    • Special mention must also go to all the wonderful people I've met since becoming part of the ‘Whoniverse’: Joe Lidster, Stuart Manning, Scott Handcock, Tom Spilsbury, Gareth Roberts, Darren Scott, Kieron Grant, Neil Corry, […] 2010, Oli Smith, Doctor Who: Nuclear Time, →ISBN, page 245:

Forms

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the Whoniverse canonical lexicographic

Relateds

Whovian

wikipedia: Doctor Who