universe
/ˈjunəˌvɝs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.
noun
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
noun
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
noun
noun
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noun
An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
Example Sentences
- "Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?"
- "In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option."
- "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."
- "The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined."
- "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."
- "That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjunəˌvɝs/
- British English: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.
Inflected Forms
the universe (canonical)
universes (plural)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
alternate universe
parallel universe
celestial sphere
universal
universal set
university
om
universe on Wikidata