Complete Definition of "Universe"

see|universe

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ju�nɪ�v��s/ (RP)
IPA|/�jun��v�s/ (w:General American|GA)
audio|en-us-universe.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From Old French univers, from Latin universa, from uni-, combining form of unus, one + versus, turned, perfect passive participle of vertere, turn.
Literally "all turned into one".

Proper noun
the Universe

  1. The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

#: Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the visible universe.

Translations
trans-top|sum of everything that exists
Czech: vesmír m
Finnish: maailmankaikkeus, universumi, kosmos
trans-mid
Spanish: universo m
trans-bottom

io:Universe
pl:Universe
te:Universe

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