metaverse

noun

meta·​verse ˈme-tə-ˌvərs How to pronounce metaverse (audio)
plural metaverses
1
computing : a persistent virtual (see virtual sense 2) environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities
To its proponents, the metaverse is the natural evolution of the internet. They envisage a sprawling network of interconnected virtual worlds for such diverse activities as gaming, watching live entertainment, … and collaborating on design projects.Edd Gent
also : any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
Metaverses are immersive three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people interact as avatars with each other and with software agents, using the metaphor of the real world but without its physical limitations. Alanah Davis et al.
2
cosmology : the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes compare multiverse

Examples of metaverse in a Sentence

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Avatar fashion is becoming the lingua franca of the metaverse, and nowhere is this clearer than on Roblox, where players spend heavily to shape their digital identities. Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Connect is a two-day conference for developers focused on virtual reality, AR and the metaverse. Salvador Rodriguez,lora Kolodny,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025 And the stakes may be especially high for Zuckerberg, who wants Meta to be more than just a social media company and has refocused it on AI after an unsuccessful pivot to the metaverse. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 At one point, the government asked the public for their thoughts about the metaverse – through a convoluted system that required downloading an Excel spreadsheet, filling out your details, and emailing the document back to the ministry, local media reported. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metaverse

Word History

Etymology

meta- + -verse (in universe)

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of metaverse was in 1992

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“Metaverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaverse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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metaverse

noun
meta·​verse
ˈmet-ə-ˌvərs
1
: a persistent virtual environment that allows access to and interaction between multiple individual virtual realities
also : any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
2
: the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes
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