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

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Following his speculative short fiction collection There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, Ruben Reyes Jr.’s debut novel is historical fiction by way of the multiverse and artificial intelligence. Natalie Zutter june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025 Instead of a multiverse, all of existence is whittled down to a single planet: Battleworld. Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Another path to the multiverse comes from string theory, where extra spatial dimensions can twist up on themselves in a dizzying number of ways. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 May 2025 The multiverse became the key to unlocking how these characters would naturally fold into the ever-expanding world of the Avengers. Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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