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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A good number of laughs, many of them from a commanding Salma Hayek as herself, carry an episode that ultimately gets lost in a meta-structural hall of mirrors reducing real concerns into a multiverse misadventure. Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 But the Yale School of Drama graduate’s largest role was Kang the Conqueror, a Marvel multiverse villain who, after first appearing in the TV series Loki and feature-length Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, was expected to be the central big bad of the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic plans. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 Though the films aren’t technically MCU entries, the X-Men and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man have since appeared in the Marvel universe through multiverse storylines. Lauren Coates, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 This is fun sci-fi TV, doing twisty multiverse, evil-doppelgänger stuff really well. New Atlas, 6 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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