multiverse

noun

mul·​ti·​verse ˈməl-tē-ˌvərs How to pronounce multiverse (audio)
cosmology
: a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes

Examples of multiverse in a Sentence

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In some odd multiverse, the Seattle Mariners are a Bizzaroworld version of Andy Defrense from the Shawshank Redemption. Maury Brown, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Nets fans are celebrating Tuesday’s win, somewhere in the multiverse. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025 Color commentator and former Bulls center Stacey King is one of the funniest voices in the basketball multiverse. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Hoechlin and Tulloch appeared in several episodes of those series as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane during crossovers (more on that below), but Superman & Lois was set in a different part of the DC multiverse. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiverse 

Word History

Etymology

multi- + -verse (in universe)

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiverse was in 1963

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“Multiverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiverse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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