Definitions for universeˈyu nəˌvɜrs

u•ni•verseˈyu nəˌvɜrs(n.)

the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
the whole world, esp. with reference to humanity.
a world or sphere in which something exists or prevails.
Also called u′niverse of dis′course.Logic. the aggregate of all the objects, attributes, and relations assumed or implied in a given discussion.
Category: Philosphy

1325–75; ME < OF < L ūniversus entire, all, lit., turned into one =ūni-ūni-+versus, ptp. of vertere to turn

universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm(noun)
everything that exists anywhere
"they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
population, universe(noun)
(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
"it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
universe, universe of discourse(noun)
everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

universe(noun)ˈyu nəˌvɜrs
all the galaxies, stars, and planets
the mysteries of the universe

universe(Noun)
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself; same as the Universe.
universe(Noun)
An entity similar to our Universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
universe(Noun)
Everything under consideration.
In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
universe(Noun)
An imaginary collection of worlds.
The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
universe(Noun)
Intense form of world in the sense of perspective or social setting.
That didnu2019t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.
Universe(ProperNoun)
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe.

Origin: From univers, from universum, neuter of universus, from uni-, combining form of unus + versus, perfect passive participle of verto.

Universe(noun)
all created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the / / of the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation