"Watchmenverse" meaning in All languages combined

See Watchmenverse on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Watchmenverse
  1. (fandom slang) The fictional universe of Watchmen, a DC Comics miniseries published in 1986, which also includes other related comics and media. Tags: slang Categories (topical): DC Comics, Fictional universes Hypernyms: DCverse
    Sense id: en-Watchmenverse-en-name-FXVxyEar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Topics: lifestyle

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