universe
/ˈjunəˌvɝs/ noun B1- The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. · Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
- An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- Everything under consideration. · In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- The set of all things considered.
- The set of all admissible observations.
- A sample taken from the population.
- An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting. · The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
Plural universes
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“My dear,” said Villefort, in answer to his wife, “you know I have never been accustomed to play the patriarch in my family, nor have I ever considered that the fate of a universe was to be decided by my nod.
I love that humiliation, I, who am master of the universe, as was Augustus.”
The enduring appeal of this fictional universe lies in its remarkable capacity to resonate with readers from vastly different cultural backgrounds.
For three years, she had inhabited the esoteric universe of a reclusive author she had never met, breathing life into his intricate prose.
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