Universe Definition

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noun

All space-time, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.

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A hypothetical whole of space-time, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe.

An alternate universe.

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The world, or earth, as the scene of human activity.

Webster's New World

The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.

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

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A sphere of interest, activity, or understanding.

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pronoun

The sum of everything that exists in thecosmos, includingtime andspace itself.

Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.

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Other Word Forms of Universe

Singular:

universe

Plural:

universes

From Old Frenchunivers, fromLatinuniversum (“all things, as a whole, the universe"), neuter ofuniversus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one"), fromuni-, combining form ofunus (“one") +versus (“turned"), perfect passive participle ofverto (“I turn").
FromWiktionary
Middle Englishfrom Old Frenchuniversfrom Latinūniversumfrom neuter ofūniversuswholeūnusoneoi-no- in Indo-European rootsversuspast participle ofvertereto turnwer-² in Indo-European roots
FromAmerican Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English, directly or via Old Frenchunivers, fromLatinuniversum. See universe.
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Theuniverse is wider than our views of it.
It was the last place in theuniverse he wanted to be.
It may further be added that materialism can be shown to be an inadequate philosophy in its attempts to account even for the physicaluniverse, for this is inexplicable without the assumption of mind distinct from, and directive of, matter.
You'll be the one person in theuniverse who finds an ounce of good in that creature, Darkyn.
You become the only person in theuniverse that can influence him.