UNIVERSE


Meaning of UNIVERSE in English

■ noun

1》 ( the ~ ) all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.

2》 a sphere of activity or experience: the unchallenged ruler of the computer ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr. univers or L. universum , neut. of universus 'combined into one, whole', from uni- 'one' + versus 'turned'.

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