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parallel universe
[ par-uh-lel yoo-nuh-vurs ]
noun
- Physics. any of a hypothetical collection of undetectable universes that are like our known universe but have branched off from our universe due to a quantum-level event. multiverse 1.
- (in cosmology) a hypothetical universe that coexists with our known universe but may operate under fundamentally different laws of physics. multiverse 1.
- Also called alternate universe,. (in science fiction, fantasy, etc.) a separate universe or world that coexists with our known universe but is very different from it. Compare dimension ( def 8 ).
- a realm of existence and experience that is fundamentally different from the one that most humans share; a separate reality:
I don’t understand him—I think he lives in a parallel universe.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parallel universe1
Example Sentences
“It’s like your whole life has been switched into this parallel universe.â€
To her, talk of peace is from a parallel universe.
Back in the Mirror Universe, described here as “a parallel universe with the most criminal population in recorded history,†Georgiou had brutally ruled the Terran Empire as Her Most Imperial Majesty, Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Kronos, Regina Andor, Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius.
He eventually found empathy for Chris by bringing himself into the story, imagining the events of the film were happening to him in a parallel universe.
But another questioned whether they were living in a "weird parallel universe", adding: "Is this a really early April Fool?"
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