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

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Emilie embarks on a frenzied quest in the multiverse in an attempt to find her father and also to avert an environmental disaster. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024 Complicated, yes, but in the end, Wanda decides not to pull him and Tommy from that multiverse, meaning there’s still no Billy or Tommy in the main MCU timeline. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 The multiverse slowly morphs from a giddy lucid dream into a feverish waking nightmare. Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024 With a multiverse full of variants now in play, Marvel could reveal that, in another reality, the figure the audience recognizes as Tony Stark is just named Victor instead and has a fondness for the color green rather than red. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2024 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 25 Nov. 2024.

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