universe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ (US)
- /ˈjɪʊ̯nɪˌvøːs/ (Wales)
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- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/ (Australia)
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌveːs/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɛɾs/ (Scotland)
- /ˈjuːnɪˌvɛːs/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /ˈjʉːnəˌvøːs/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ttós Proto-Italic *worssosder. Latin vorsus Latin versus Latin ūniversusder. Old French universbor. Middle English universe English universe From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter 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 vertō (“to turn”). Analyzable as uni- + -verse through backformation of -verse.
Meanings
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The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. ▸ An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
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Everything under consideration.
In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- Everything under consideration. ▸ The set of all things considered.
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(qualifier:psychometrics) Everything under consideration. ▸ The set of all admissible observations.
In general content-related evidence demonstrates the degree to which the sample of items, tasks or questions on a test is representative of some defined universe or domain of content.
2005, Dato de Gruijter, Leo van der Kamp, Statistical Test Theory for Education and psychology, page 79:
- Everything under consideration. ▸ A sample taken from the population.
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An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
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(qualifier:films) An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting. ▸ A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after the events of the 2013 franchise-starter.
2019, June 26, Daniel Menegaz, "Tracking Annabelle's confusing journey through the Conjuring universe", Entertainment Weekly
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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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A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
The universe wants you to succeed.
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(archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world.
Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a furhter inſpection into ; and in the Year 1600 Oliver van Noord a Hollander paſt, but of later years a Spaniard, Fedinand de Quier, out-ſhot them all by a more ample Diſcovery then all the former.
1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, →OCLC, pages 3–4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universe | alternative, capitalized | lexicographic | |
| universes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
parallel universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · in what universe (Expressions: other phrases) · metauniverse (Prefixed forms) · known universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · alternate universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · meta-universe (Prefixed forms) · fine-tuned universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · Thronesiverse (unsorted) · moral universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · accelerating universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · in-universe (Prefixed forms) · monoverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · Grothendieck universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · maniverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · out-of-universe (Expressions: other phrases) · heat death of the universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · Centre of the Universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · put a dent in the universe (Expressions: other phrases) · -verse (unsorted) · in universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · universe of discourse (Expressions: noun phrases) · universewide (unsorted) · intrauniverse (Prefixed forms) · Whoniverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · macroverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · microverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · in universe (Expressions: other phrases) · infiniverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · Fediverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · Universe (unsorted; the) · cyberverse (unsorted) · perpendicular universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · Jewniverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · meta-universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · observable universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · Trekiverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · shared universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · axiverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · expanded universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · heat death of the universe (Expressions: other phrases) · God does not play dice with the universe (Expressions: other phrases) · island universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · superuniverse (unsorted) · clockwork universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · risk universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · block universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · universeful (unsorted) · universist (unsorted) · metaverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · subuniverse (Prefixed forms) · antiuniverse (Prefixed forms) · netherverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · universology (unsorted) · universism (unsorted) · Center of the Universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · Herbrand universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · mirror universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · interuniverse (Prefixed forms) · omniverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · pocket universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · lumpiverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · out-of-universe (Prefixed forms) · superverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · 'verse (unsorted) · quantum universe (Expressions: noun phrases) · nonuniverse (Prefixed forms) · Connverse (Other blends not included above as derivations of -verse) · alternative universe (Expressions: noun phrases)
Relateds
university · universal · om · universe on Wikidata · universal set
Translations (369)
sa जगत् (the Universe) · scn universu (the Universe) · gd domhan (everything under consideration) · as মহাজগত (the Universe) · hi जगत (the Universe) · he יְקוּם (the Universe) · pl wszechświat (the Universe) · jv alam semesta (the Universe) · sat ᱚᱣᱟᱝ (the Universe) · dsb uniwersum (the Universe) · hi जग (the Universe) · so koon (the Universe) · nn univers (the Universe) · my လောကဓာတ် (the Universe) · lld univers (the Universe) · rue весмір (the Universe) · cv ҫут тӗнче (the Universe) · el σύμπαν (an entity similar to our universe) · gd saoghal (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · war sangkalibutan (the Universe) · bn ব্রহ্মাণ্ড (the Universe) · af heelal (the Universe) · nrf eunivers (the Universe) · de Universum (an imaginary collection of worlds) · ady дунаир (the Universe) · uz koinot (the Universe) · shn လုမ်ႈၽႃႉ (the Universe) · ru мир (everything under consideration) · abq дуна́й (the Universe) · ru Вселе́нная (the Universe) · ca univers (an entity similar to our universe) · hi प्रपंच (the Universe) · cdo 宇宙 (the Universe) · kjh чайаан-чалбах (the Universe) · pms univers (the Universe) · af universum (the Universe) · tk älem (the Universe) · my စကြဝဠာ (the Universe) · cu въселенаꙗ (the Universe) · pdt Weltommfank (the Universe) · tr evren (the Universe) · hi ब्रह्माण्ड (the Universe) · ba ғәләм (an entity similar to our universe) · km ចក្រវាល (the Universe) · gmw-rfr Weldall (the Universe) · da univers (everything under consideration) · ru вселе́нная (an imaginary collection of worlds) · lmo univèrs (the Universe) · gd saoghal (the Universe) · mr विश्व (the Universe) · bn আলম (the Universe) · pap universo (the Universe) · csb swiatnica (the Universe) · kmr unîvers (the Universe) · krc алам (the Universe) · haw ao holoʻokoʻa (the Universe) · wls malamanei (the Universe) · mt holqién (the Universe) · vep mir (the Universe) · dz འཇིག་རྟེན། (the Universe) · ur گَیہان (the Universe) · ia universo (the Universe) · ne विश्व (the Universe) · pdt Weltaul (the Universe) · am ጠፈር (the Universe) · fud atulaulau (the Universe) · ti ዓለማት (the Universe) · pt universo (everything under consideration) · sh vasióna (an entity similar to our universe) · ms jagat raya (the Universe) · uz borliq (the Universe) · mk вселена (the Universe) · chy mȧhoo'ōme (the Universe) · kjh тилекей (the Universe) · kmr karîgeh (the Universe) · hu világegyetem (the Universe) · el σύμπαν (everything under consideration) · ka სამყარო (the Universe) · ko 우주 (an entity similar to our universe) · el σύμπαν (the Universe) · io universo (an entity similar to our universe) · et universum (the Universe) · gl universo (the Universe) · ast universu (the Universe) · it universo (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · sco univers (the Universe) · id universum (the Universe) · vi vũ trụ (the Universe) · kmr gerdûn (the Universe) · fa-ira هَسْتی (the Universe) · id alam semesta (the Universe) · shi ddunit (the Universe) · crh дюнйа (the Universe) · yi אַלוועלט (the Universe) · hi दुनिया (the Universe) · ay pacha (the Universe) · be сусве́т (the Universe) · ko 우주 (the Universe) · gd saoghal (an entity similar to our universe) · gd domhan (the Universe) · fa-ira کِیْهان (an imaginary collection of worlds) · da univers (an entity similar to our universe) · arz كون (the Universe) · cy bydysawd (the Universe) · ru вселе́нная (everything under consideration) · ar عَالَم (the Universe) · tg кайҳон (the Universe) · et maailmakõiksus (the Universe) · ta அண்டம் (the Universe) · nds hielal (the Universe) · pa ਦੁਨੀਆ (the Universe) · vro ilm (the Universe) · de Weltall (the Universe) · tg коинот (the Universe) · gd domhan (an imaginary collection of worlds) · gd cruinne-cè (the Universe) · fi maailma (an imaginary collection of worlds) · tzm ddunit (the Universe) · hi विश्व (the Universe) · st legôhlê (the Universe) · yi אוניווערס (the Universe) · or ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡ (the Universe) · ur دُنِیا (the Universe) · te విశ్వం (the Universe) · be сусьве́т (the Universe) · sh све̏мӣр (the Universe) · frr åål (the Universe) · xal орчлң (the Universe) · sk vesmír (the Universe) · alt ак айас (the Universe) · wls 'atulaulau (the Universe) · nn himmelrømd (the Universe) · io universo (the Universe) · uk все́світ (the Universe) · lv visums (the Universe) · sw ulimwengu (the Universe) · es universo (an entity similar to our universe) · ro univers (the Universe) · fi maailma (the Universe) · hu univerzum (the Universe) · it universo (an entity similar to our universe) · ckt ӈаргынэн (the Universe) · nl heelal (the Universe) · lo ຈັກກະວານ (the Universe) · tl uniberso (the Universe) · inh ӏайлам (the Universe) · nah cemānāhuac (the Universe) · ru мир (an imaginary collection of worlds) · fy hielal (the Universe) · fi avaruus (everything under consideration) · de Universum (the Universe) · hu világmindenség (the Universe) · qu ch'askancha (the Universe) · fi maailmankaikkeus (the Universe) · acw عَالَم (the Universe) · oc univèrs (the Universe) · bg вселе́на (an imaginary collection of worlds) · da univers (an imaginary collection of worlds) · fi maailmankaikkeus (an entity similar to our universe) · gd domhan (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · gsw Ünivärsum (the Universe) · ja 宇宙 (the Universe) · nv yágháhookáán (the Universe) · gd cruinne-cè (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · be Сусве́т (the Universe) · nog дунья (the Universe) · kw ollvys (the Universe) · ba ғәләм (the Universe) · it universo (an imaginary collection of worlds) · fi universumi (an entity similar to our universe) · vec universo (the Universe) · sh svȅmīr (the Universe) · ga cruinne (the Universe) · ja 宇宙 (an entity similar to our universe) · ky аалам (the Universe) · ny mlengalenga (the Universe) · th เอกภพ (the Universe) · hi ब्रह्मांड (the Universe) · acw كون (the Universe) · ug كائىنات (the Universe) · dsb swětnišćo (the Universe) · mn орчлон (the Universe) · mi ao tukupū (the Universe) · kjh чир-чалбах (the Universe) · bo འཇིག་རྟེན (the Universe) · sl vesolje (the Universe) · ru мир (an entity similar to our universe) · mi ao tukipū (the Universe) · gv dowan (the Universe) · sa विश्व (the Universe) · ru вселе́нная (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · yo àgbáyé (the Universe) · fo alheimur (the Universe) · mn ертөнц (the Universe) · sn rudunhumwe (the Universe) · mk вселена (everything under consideration) · myv менельть-масторт (the Universe) · an universo (everything under consideration) · kk әлем (the Universe) · hy տիեզերք (the Universe) · an universo (an entity similar to our universe) · pa ਵਿਸ਼ਵ (the Universe) · fi maailmat (an imaginary collection of worlds) · tyv октаргай (the Universe) · bm duniya (the Universe) · lez дуьнья (the Universe) · fr univers (the Universe) · pa ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡ (the Universe) · cmn 宇宙 (the Universe) · sa ब्रह्माण्ड (the Universe) · mns-nor то̄рум-ма̄ (the Universe) · la ūniversum (the Universe) · uk Все́світ (the Universe) · fa-ira کِیْهان (the Universe) · si විශ්වය (the Universe) · ca univers (the Universe) · sc univérsu (the Universe) · ab адунеи (the Universe) · stq Al (the Universe) · lij universo (the Universe) · as বিশ্বব্ৰহ্মাণ্ড (the Universe) · bn কায়েনাত (the Universe) · crh алем (the Universe) · sh васељена (the Universe) · sh васио́на (the Universe) · mdf мастор (the Universe) · nap nevèrzo (the Universe) · sux 𒀭𒆠 (the Universe) · nn rømd (the Universe) · fr univers (an entity similar to our universe) · ru всесве́т (the Universe) · cs vesmír (the Universe) · az kainat (the Universe) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (the Universe) · nrf univers (the Universe) · kmr kinyat (the Universe) · nb univers (the Universe) · fud malamanei (the Universe) · ckb گەردوون (the Universe) · pt universo (the Universe) · br hollved (the Universe) · yue 宇宙 (the Universe) · tk älem-jahan (the Universe) · wls mālama (the Universe) · tg олам (the Universe) · gd cruinne-cè (everything under consideration) · arz أكوان (the Universe) · sv universum (the Universe) · zu umkhathi (the Universe) · nl universum (the Universe) · tl sansinukob (the Universe) · nn verdsrom (the Universe) · fro univers (the Universe) · xmf ოქიანუ (the Universe) · kab ameɣṛad (the Universe) · de Universum (an entity similar to our universe) · ar الْكَوْن (the Universe) · sh vaselena (the Universe) · csb wszechswiat (the Universe) · pt universo (an imaginary collection of worlds) · wuu 宇宙 (the Universe) · sh васелена (the Universe) · hi कायनात (the Universe) · it universo (the Universe) · hif sansaar (the Universe) · rm univers (the Universe) · ug ئالەم (the Universe) · lb Universum (the Universe) · sl vesolje (an entity similar to our universe) · es universo (the Universe) · kab ameghrad (neo) (the Universe) · gd domhan (an entity similar to our universe) · sgs vėsatuos (the Universe) · fi kaikkeus (the Universe) · yua yóok’ol kaab (the Universe) · gd cruinne-cè (an entity similar to our universe) · lt visata (the Universe) · hu mindenség (the Universe) · pa ਜਹਾਨ (the Universe) · crh alem (the Universe) · ml പ്രപഞ്ചം (the Universe) · hi आलम (the Universe) · km សកលលោក (the Universe) · hsb swětnišćo (the Universe) · tr uzay (the Universe) · hi ब्रह्माण्ड (everything under consideration) · ilo law-ang (the Universe) · ce тӏурнене (the Universe) · ps عالم (the Universe) · egl univêrs (the Universe) · ps کيهان (the Universe) · fi kosmos (the Universe) · sh vaseljena (the Universe) · eu unibertso (the Universe) · hi जहान (the Universe) · nci cemānāhuac (the Universe) · war universo (the Universe) · ru вселе́нная (the Universe) · fi universumi (the Universe) · tab аьлам (the Universe) · pam sikluban (the Universe) · el σύμπαν (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · mwl ouniberso (the Universe) · yo ayé (the Universe) · grc σύμπαν (the Universe) · fa-ira عالَم (the Universe) · da univers (the Universe) · nb verdensrom (the Universe) · pt universo (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · tyv бүдүмел (the Universe) · tt галәм (the Universe) · ur عالَم (the Universe) · hak 宇宙 (the Universe) · ltg vysaine (the Universe) · crh dünya (the Universe) · ur کائِنات (the Universe) · sh vaseljena (an entity similar to our universe) · is alheimur (the Universe) · mdf масторланга (the Universe) · uz olam (the Universe) · co universu (the Universe) · kw ollves (the Universe) · mt univérs (the Universe) · th เอกภาพ (the Universe) · ar كَوْن (the Universe) · li universum (the Universe) · gd cruinne-cè (an imaginary collection of worlds) · an universo (the Universe) · ms alam semesta (the Universe) · kn ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ (the Universe) · myv масторава (the Universe) · mg erana (the Universe) · krc дуния (the Universe) · pl uniwersum (an imaginary collection of worlds) · bn মহাবিশ্ব (the Universe) · fa-ira کائِنات (the Universe) · bm diɲɛ (the Universe) · ur دُنْیا (the Universe) · mk вселена (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · ps کاينات (the Universe) · ht linivè (the Universe) · szl wszechświat (the Universe) · mn ᠣᠷᠴᠢᠯᠠᠩ (the Universe) · ba донъя (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · nrf unnivèrs (the Universe) · el σύμπαν (an imaginary collection of worlds) · mk вселена (an imaginary collection of worlds) · gd saoghal (an imaginary collection of worlds) · tr kâinat (the Universe) · li hielal (the Universe) · sh vasióna (the Universe) · alt ак айазы (the Universe) · fur univiers (the Universe) · gd saoghal (everything under consideration) · mk вселена (an entity similar to our universe) · mn ᠶᠢᠷᠲᠢᠨᠴᠦ (the Universe) · bar Wödall (the Universe) · tr cihan (the Universe) · gu બ્રહ્માંડ (the Universe) · bg вселе́на (the Universe) · nan-hbl 宇宙 (the Universe) · sq gjithësi (the Universe) · da univers (intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting) · ru вселе́нная (an entity similar to our universe) · ja 森羅万象 (everything under consideration) · fr Univers (the Universe) · eo universo (the Universe) · th จักรวาล (the Universe) · pt universo (an entity similar to our universe)