universe, universe of discourse
(noun) everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
population, universe
(noun) (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; “it is an estimate of the mean of the population”
universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
(noun) everything that exists anywhere; “they study the evolution of the universe”; “the biggest tree in existence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
universe (plural er-noun)
Alternative letter-case form of Universe; Our universe.
universe (plural universes)
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
Everything under consideration.
(marketing, economics) A sample taken from the population.
An imaginary collection of worlds.
(literature, films) A collection of stories with characters and settings that are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.
the Universe
Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.
Hypernym: universe (generalization of the Universe into a generic object)
Coordinate terms: World, Galaxy, Cosmos, Reality
Source: Wiktionary
U"ni*verse, n. Etym: [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See One, and Verse.]
Definition: All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
