English Explanatory Dictionary

alternative universe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings.
  2. An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world or of the fictional universe usually depicted in a work, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned.

Word forms

alternative universe alternative universes alternate universe

Synonyms

alternative world heterocosm parallel world alternative dimension parallel dimension parallel universe

Related words

allohistory alternative history counterfactual darkest timeline worst timeline mirror universe retrofuture
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