"Wishverse" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Wishverse [canonical]
Etymology: From wish + -verse. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wish|verse}} wish + -verse Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Wishverse}} the Wishverse
  1. (fandom slang) The dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fictional universes Hypernyms: Buffyverse, Buffydom
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