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 set is leaning heavily into the multiverse aspect, with characters that found their way from the comics to the big screen along with Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The Midnight Gospel is laced with philosophical and spiritual inquiries as its lead character, Clancy, travels the multiverse interviewing bizarre inhabitants of dying planets. Huntley Woods, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025 John Krasinski had a cameo as a multiverse version of Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Wong's back in action with magical bud Strange to help save teenage America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), a youngster with the ability to traverse the multiverse, when what's akin to an MCU horror villain hunts her to take the power for themselves. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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