"expanded universe" meaning in All languages combined

See expanded universe on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: expanded universes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} expanded universe (plural expanded universes)
  1. In fiction, the extension of a media franchise (i.e. a television show, series of feature films, etc.) with other media (generally comics and original novels), often with the result being that the stories described in the other media are not considered canon in the original. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-expanded_universe-en-noun-tp3VS-fY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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