"parallel universe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parallel universes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parallel universe (plural parallel universes)
  1. (sciences, science fiction, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse. Categories (topical): Cosmology, Science fiction, Sciences Synonyms: parallel world Related terms: perpendicular universe Translations (universe that exists separately alongside another universe): univers paral·lel [masculine] (Catalan), 平行宇宙 (píngxíng yǔzhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), parallelunivers [neuter] (Danish), parallelt univers [neuter] (Danish), paralela universo (Esperanto), rinnakkainen maailmankaikkeus (Finnish), rinnakkaistodellisuus (Finnish), univers parallèle [masculine] (French), პარალელური სამყარო (ṗaraleluri samq̇aro) (Georgian), პარალელური განზომილება (ṗaraleluri ganzomileba) (Georgian), Paralleluniversum [neuter] (German), παράλληλο σύμπαν (parállilo sýmpan) [neuter] (Greek), párhuzamos univerzum (Hungarian), 平行宇宙 (heikō uchū) (Japanese), universo paralelo [masculine] (Portuguese), universo paralelo [masculine] (Spanish), paralel evren (Turkish)

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      "sense": "universe that exists separately alongside another universe",
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      "sense": "universe that exists separately alongside another universe",
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      "sense": "universe that exists separately alongside another universe",
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      "sense": "universe that exists separately alongside another universe",
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      "sense": "universe that exists separately alongside another universe",
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