metaverse
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metaverse
- /ˈmɛt.ə.vɜːs/ UK
- /ˈmɛt.ə.vɝs/ US
- [ˈmɛɾ.ə.vɝs] US
- /ˈmet.ə.vɜːs/ Australia
- [ˈmeɾ.ə.vɜːs] Australia
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From meta- + (uni)verse. Analyzable as meta- + -verse. In the sci-fi sense coined by American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in 1992.
noun metaverses
- A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space. Hiro walks straight through the display, and it vanishes. Amusement park in the Metaverse can be fantastic, offering a wide selection of interactive three-dimensional movies.
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A set or the composite of all universes.
A single-cycle universe comes to eternal rest. But further instabilities in the virtual energy domain may occur, and some of these may be potent enough to create new universes. The thesis of a metaverse giving rise to local universes is cogent, […]
Similar: metauniverse, multiverse, see others there
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noun hypothetical future Internet
| Español | metaverso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메타버스 metabeoseu |
| 日本語 | メタバース, メタヴァース |
| 中文 | 元宇宙 yuányǔzhòu |
| Português | metaverso |
| Français | métavers |
| Deutsch | Metaversum |
| Italiano | metaverso |
| Ελληνικά | μετασύμπαν metasýmpan |
| Română | metavers |
| Русский | метавселе́нная metavselénnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | siêu vũ trụ ảo, siêu vũ trụ số, siêu vũ trụ |
Talk about this word "metaverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metaverse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metaverse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metaverse "metaverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metaverse.Cite this
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title = {metaverse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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