Universe

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/
• US IPA: /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Alternative forms

• Universe dated or religious

Origin

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 verto ("I turn").

Full definition of universe

Noun

1. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.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. An imaginary collection of worlds.The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
5. Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.

Derived terms

• clockwork universe
• known universe
• observable universe
• parallel universe
• physical universe
• universe of discourse

Related terms

• universal
• universal set
• university