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   universe

   /ˈjuːnɪvəːs/

   noun

   • 1. all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies; it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago. Similar cosmosmacrocosmtotalitywhole worldCreation(outer) spacethe heavensthe firmamentinfinityall existence
   • 2. a particular sphere of activity or experience: "the front parlour was the hub of her universe" Similar provinceworldspherepreservedomaincirclemilieuterritoryquarter
   • 3. another term for universal set

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French univers or Latin universum, neuter of universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • U

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   • N

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   • I

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   • V

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   • E

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   • R

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   • S

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   • E

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