[ˈjuːnɪvəːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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

- a particular sphere of activity or experience
(e.g: the front parlour was the hub of her universe)



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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)