universe

== English == === Alternative forms === Universe (proper noun) === Etymology === From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter of universus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of vertō (“to turn”). Analyzable as uni- +‎ -verse through backformation of -verse. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ IPA(key): /ˈjuːniːˌvɜ(ɹ)s/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s === Proper noun === universe Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe. === Noun === universe (plural universes) The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse. Everything under consideration. (mathematics) The set of all things considered. (statistics, psychometrics) The set of all admissible observations. (marketing, economics) 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. (literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels. 2019, June 26, Daniel Menegaz, "Tracking Annabelle's confusing journey through the Conjuring universe", Entertainment Weekly: Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after the events of the 2013 franchise-starter. A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting. (pantheism) A deity who is equivalent to the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. (archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === om universe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia universe (economics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia universe (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia universe on Wikidata.Wikidata == Latin == === Etymology === From ūniversus +‎ -ē (adverbial suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [uː.nɪˈwɛr.seː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.niˈvɛr.se] === Adverb === ūniversē (not comparable) Generally; in general. === References === “universe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “universe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “universe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old French univers, from Latin ūniversus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iu̯niˈvɛrs/, /ˈiu̯nivɛrs/ === Noun === universe (Late Middle English, rare) The universe; the stars. ==== Related terms ==== universite universal ==== Descendants ==== English: universe Scots: universe ==== References ==== “ūniverse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018.