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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Things are looking grim until an agent for the Time Variance Authority named Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) asks Deadpool to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe and help safeguard the multiverse. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024 The upcoming Spider-Man movie will follow No Way Home, which ran with the MCU’s ongoing multiverse storyline to bring back Andrew Garfield and Toby Maguire’s Spider-Man versions as well as memorable villains like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Dr. Octopus. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 The multiverse may be permeating other fantastical worlds, such as Marvel and the D.C. comics, but don't expect it for Percy Jackson just yet. Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 When Agatha All Along was greenlit, Marvel mania was still riding high on the back of 2021’s WandaVision, the potential for a multiverse of parallel timelines and worlds, and the promise of a new era of Avengers. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 Sep. 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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