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universe

[ yoo-nuh-vurs ]

noun

  1. the universe. the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
  2. the whole world, especially with reference to humanity:

    a truth known throughout the universe.

  3. a world or sphere in which something exists or prevails:

    his private universe.

  4. in New Age philosophy and popular culture, a divine but nonpersonal being, consciousness, or field of energy believed to connect everything that is, allowing the interaction of the physical with the spiritual and thought with reality.
  5. Also called u·ni·verse of dis·course [yoo, -n, uh, -vurs , uh, v , dis, -kawrs]. Logic. the aggregate of all the objects, attributes, and relations assumed or implied in a given discussion.
  6. Also called u·ni·ver·sal set [yoo, -n, uh, -vur-s, uh, l , set]. Mathematics. the set of all elements under discussion for a given problem.
  7. Statistics. the entire population under study.


universe

/ ˈːɪˌɜː /

noun

  1. astronomy the aggregate of all existing matter, energy, and space
  2. human beings collectively
  3. a province or sphere of thought or activity
  4. statistics another word for population
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

universe

/ ̅̅ə-û′ /

  1. The totality of matter, energy, and space, including the Solar System, the galaxies, and the contents of the space between the galaxies. Current theories of cosmology suggest that the universe is constantly expanding.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ··Ծ· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of universe1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French univers, from Latin ūԾܳ, noun use of neuter of ūԾܲ “all, entire,” literally, “turned into one,” from ūԾ- uni- + versus “turned” (past participle of vertere “to turn”)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of universe1

C16: from French univers, from Latin ūԾܳ the whole world, from ūԾܲ all together, from uni- + vertere to turn
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Halili and Reitsma don't wear aprons or pose with backyard chickens, but their content still belongs to the same social media universe as "tradwife" podcasts and similar propaganda for womanly submission.

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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.

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She’s like, “You put it out in the universe!”

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As Silver wrote in 2020, "the wonder of the universe has seized Palestinian audiences, and the science has gone supernova over the past three years."

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I pleaded to the universe to spare me of my suffering, to reverse time, to let me be anywhere but here.

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