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Universe Created Noun ˈjuːnɪvɜːs ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs Intelligent Life Theories

Word3 universe
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/
Example
  • could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
  • theories of how the universe began
  • as far as we know, the entire universe was created in the big bang.
  • the idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp.
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universe

(noun)/ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/
  1. the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars
    • Could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
    • theories of how the universe began
    • As far as we know, the entire universe was created in the big bang.

    Extra Examples

    • Do you believe God created the universe?
    • The universe is still expanding.
    • the outer regions of the known universe
  2. a system of stars, planets, etc. in space outside our own
    • The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp.
    • He lives in a little universe of his own.
    • A tidal pool is its own little universe, bustling with activity and life.
  3. a particular area of experience or activity
    • the moral universe

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French univers or Latin universum, neuter of universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).
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