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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This is fun sci-fi TV, doing twisty multiverse, evil-doppelgänger stuff really well. New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026 For me, this project was a transformative fan tribute, a way to explore how these different worlds could collide in a festive, unexpected setting and to give cinema lovers like me a Christmas gift by imagining this bizarre multiverse mashup of characters. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026 Both heroes soon join a team looking to defeat a particularly slippery villain known as the Spot (Jason Schwartzman), who is quickly traveling through the multiverse on a path of destruction. James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026 No Way Home, in which Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cast a spell to erase Peter Parker (Holland) from everyone’s memory in order to protect the multiverse. Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026 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 4 Feb. 2026.

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