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X-Verse en · PROPN

Etymology

From X + -verse.

Meanings

1. (slang) The fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the Marvel Comics and film series featuring the characters the X-Men.
   • First and most common is the charge that numerous characters in Heroes have powers of preexisting comic book characters, especially from the X-Men.[…]Even Isaac Mendez's power to paint the future predates him in a character from the X-verse—Nemesio from District X. 2009, David Kyle Johnson, Heroes and Philosophy: Buy the Book, Save the World, page 50:
   • And if Parfit is right, it should make you think twice about how quickly you judge all of the characters in the X-Verse (and the real world).[…] In the X-Verse we should be less dubious of Emma Frost working with the X-Men; […]. 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, page 88:

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