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

Recent Examples on the Web The stakes in Marvel movies keep getting higher, from world-ending threats to galactic crises and the collapse of the multiverse. Danny Horn, EW.com, 11 July 2024 Some of the film’s inside-baseball jokes about a town obsessed with soulless sequels and multiverses fortunately land. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 June 2024 But despite carving out a strong portfolio of characters spanning historical eras, planets, and multiverses, one thing Wong always wanted was the chance to play a character closer to himself. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024 Physicist Paul Halpern has noticed the public's fixation with the multiverse—take Everything Everywhere All at Once winning seven Oscars in 2023, for instance. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiverse 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Multiverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiverse. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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