Meaning & use
universe
All of space and everything that exists within it, including planets, stars, and galaxies.
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Astronomers now estimate that the universe contains billions of separate galaxies.
As a child, she wondered if the universe had any edge at all.
A note on using this word
Universe can also describe a particular field or sphere, as in 'the universe of possibilities'.
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