"'verse" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2006 August 22, “Life in the 'verse AFTER the BDM”, in alt.tv.firefly (Usenet):",
          "text": "How has the landscape of the 'verse changed? Was there a toppling of the Alliance government?",
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          "ref": "2007, Joy Davidson, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly, page 51:",
          "text": "In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.”",
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          "ref": "2007, Corey Bridges, “The Virtual ‘Verse”, in Jane Espenson, editor, Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe:",
          "text": "Happily, it's a fun ‘verse for a journey. It's no accident that Joss Whedon built Firefly with the elements of a great MMOG.",
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          "ref": "2008, K. Dale Koontz, Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon, page 160:",
          "text": "In the Firefly/Serenity ‘verse (as in ours), unstable teenage girls are not supposed to be able to kill three men with three shots.",
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