universe

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English

Alternative forms

• Universe

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

universe

1. Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.

Noun

universe (plural universes)

2. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

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

   1. 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.

   1. (mathematics) The set of all things considered.
   2. (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations.
   3. (marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
4. An imaginary collection of worlds.

   The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.

   1. (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
      • 2019, June 26, Daniel Menegaz, "Tracking Annabelle's confusing journey through the Conjuring universe", Entertainment Weekly:

        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.

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

6. (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.

7. (archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world.

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See also

• om
• universe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• universe (economics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• universe (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• universe on Wikidata.Wikidata

Latin

Etymology

From ūniversus +‎ -ē (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uː.niˈu̯er.seː/, [uːniˈu̯ɛrs̠eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.niˈver.se/, [uniˈvɛrse]

Adverb

ūniversē (not comparable)

1. Generally; in general.

References

• “universe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “universe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934) “universe”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French univers, from Latin ūniversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiu̯nivɛrs/

Noun

universe

1. (Late Middle English, rare) The universe; the stars.

Related terms

• universite
• universal

Descendants

• English: universe
• Scots: universe

References

• “ūniverse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.