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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.

origen .

I like to read about the origin of the universe.

, .

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.