"Universe" meaning in English

See Universe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-universe.ogg Forms: the Universe [canonical]
Etymology: From Middle English, directly or via Old French univers, from Latin universum. See universe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|univers}} Old French univers, {{der|en|la|universum}} Latin universum Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Universe}} the Universe
  1. Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. Wikidata QID: Q1 Categories (topical): Astronomy Hyponyms: observable universe Related terms: temple of immensity Related terms (the): heavens Translations (sum of everything that exists): ch (Chamorro), vesmír [masculine] (Czech), heelal [neuter] (Dutch), maailmankaikkeus (Finnish), universumi (Finnish), kosmos (Finnish), სამყარო (samq̇aro) (Georgian), Universum [neuter] (German), все́лена (vsélena) [feminine] (Macedonian), униве́рзум (univérzum) [masculine] (Macedonian), ко́смос (kósmos) [masculine] (Macedonian), പ്രപഞ്ചം (prapañcaṁ) (Malayalam), universo [masculine] (Portuguese), ᱚᱣᱟᱝ (ôvaṅ) (Santali), විශ්වය (wiśwaya) [neuter] (Sinhalese), universo [masculine] (Spanish), evren (Turkish)

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