el
masculine
/u.niˈβeɾ.so/
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Translation
universe
Word origin
From Latin universum, from unus ('one') and versus ('turned'), literally 'turned into one'. The same root gives English universe and universal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- universum
- English cognates
- universe, universal
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraluniversos
Examples
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The universe is much bigger than we think.
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The stars of the universe are almost impossible to count.
origen .
I like to read about the origin of the universe.
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For her, her son is the centre of the universe.
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Our planet is only a small part of the universe.
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