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

The universe is much bigger than we think.

The stars of the universe are almost impossible to count.

I like to read about the origin of the universe.

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For her, her son is the centre of the universe.

Our planet is only a small part of the universe.

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This word is part of lesson 26.