Meaning & use
metaverse
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UK/ˈmetəvɜːs/
US/ˈmetəvɜːrs/
Meaning
nounsingularcomputing
A network of shared online worlds where people use avatars to work, play and socialize, often through virtual reality.
Grammar: Usually 'the metaverse'; sometimes countable for rival platforms.
Patterns
- in the metaverse
Tech firms say the metaverse will change how we meet online.
She attended a concert in the metaverse using a headset.
Critics ask whether anyone will want to work in the metaverse.
Word forms
| plural | metaverses |
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Common combinations
- in the metaverse
- They met in the metaverse for a virtual tour.
- build the metaverse
- Companies want to build the metaverse.
- metaverse platform
- The metaverse platform lets users trade virtual items.
- metaverse technology
- Metaverse technology depends on fast connections.
Synonyms and how they differ
- virtual world
- Can mean any single digital environment, not a connected network.
- cyberspace
- Older and broader, covering the internet generally.
Opposites
Word family
- universe noun
- the word metaverse echoes it
Commonly confused: metaverse or multiverse?
metaverse vs multiverse
The multiverse is a theory of many universes, not an online space.
Practice
Which best describes the metaverse?
Choose one answer.
The metaverse is shared online virtual space. The other options are unrelated.
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