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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After equity company Tiny Capital acquired a majority stake in AeroPress in 2021, the portal to the AeroPress multiverse was thrown open. Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025 Although Ben Affleck is reuniting on screen with Jon Bernthal, don’t expect the fictional brothers to bring any MCU fantasy multiverse crossovers to life. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025 The latter game’s lore dumps and much of Doom Eternal put a lot of effort into fleshing out the war between Hell, Earth (across a multiverse), and other worlds. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025 But Marvel Studios has been seeding the idea of a multiverse into its TV shows and films: Spider-Men from multiple universes joined forces in Spider-Man: No Way Home; Loki skips across universes in his TV series. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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