l'
/y.ni.vɛʁ/
Translation
universe; world
Word origin
From Latin universum ('the whole, all things together'), from universus ('turned into one'), from unus ('one') plus versus ('turned'). The same root gives English 'universe' and 'universal'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- universum
- English cognates
- universe, universal
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The universe is vast and full of mysteries.
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For this child, his mother is his whole world.
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This novel plunges us into a strange world.
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The stars we see are part of the universe.
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Music creates a whole world of sensations.
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