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l'

masculine

/y.ni.vɛʁ/

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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

Gendermasculine
Pluralunivers

Examples

L' .

The universe is vast and full of mysteries.

cet , .

For this child, his mother is his whole world.

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This novel plunges us into a strange world.

l'.

The stars we see are part of the universe.

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Music creates a whole world of sensations.

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This word is part of lesson 29.