Universe

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, directly or via Old French univers, from Latin universum. See universe. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈjʉːnəˌvøːs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɛɾs/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈjɪʊ̯nɪˌvøːs/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈjʉːnɪˌveːs/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌvɛːs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s === Proper noun === the Universe Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. Hypernym: universe (generalization of the Universe into a generic object) Coordinate terms: World, Galaxy, Cosmos, Reality ==== Hyponyms ==== observable universe ==== Translations ==== === See also === (the) heavens temple of immensity