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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmultiverso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mul.tiˈvɛr.so/
"Il multiverso offre infinite possibilità narrative."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hypothetical set of finite or infinite possible universes, including the universe in which we live and simultaneously all other parallel realities.
"Scientists debate whether empirical evidence can ever be gathered to prove the existence of a multiverse." - 2
In fiction and popular culture, a collection of alternate realities or parallel worlds where familiar characters make different choices or history unfolds via divergent paths.
"The latest blockbuster movie explores the chaotic adventures of a hero trapped inside a sprawling multiverse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined by American philosopher William James in 1895 to describe moral phenomena, the term was later adopted by physicists and science fiction writers in the mid-20th century. It derives from the combining form multi- (from Latin multus, meaning 'many') and the root -verse (extracted from universe, from Latin universus, 'combined into one').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multiverse" is said worldwide
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multivers
Transliteration: /myl.ti.vɛʁ/
"Le concept du multivers est très populaire dans la science-fiction moderne."
Multiversum
Transliteration: /mʊltiˈvɛʁzʊm/
"Ein Multiversum umfasst alle denkbaren parallelen Wirklichkeiten."
multiverso
Transliteration: /mul.tiˈvɛr.so/
"Il multiverso offre infinite possibilità narrative."
multiverso
Transliteration: /mul.tiˈβeɾ.so/
"La teoría del multiverso sugiere que existen otros mundos además del nuestro."
multiverso
Transliteration: /muw.tiˈvɛʁ.su/
"O multiverso é um tema fascinante na cosmologia contemporânea."
बहुविश्व
Transliteration: bahuvishva
"विज्ञान कथाओं में बहुविश्व का विचार बहुत लोकप्रिय है।"
多元宇宙
Transliteration: duō yuán yǔ zhòu
"科学家们正在认真探讨多元宇宙存在的可能性。"
다중우주
Transliteration: dajung-uju
"현대 물리학에서는 다중우주 가설을 연구하기도 합니다."
平行世界
Transliteration: heikō sekai
"その映画の主人公は平行世界へと迷い込んでしまった。"
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